Category: Behaviour

Mouse study suggests brain structures controlling sexual and aggressive behavior are wired differently in the sexes

From the NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine press release: Brain structures that control sexual and aggressive behavior in mice are wired differently in females than in males. This… Read more »

Study suggests believing you have fewer friends than your peers can contribute to unhappiness

From the University of British Columbia press release: Feel like everyone else has more friends than you do? You’re not alone– but merely believing this is true could affect your… Read more »

Study suggests belief in free will affects causal attributions when judging others’ behavior

From the Ghent University press release: Six studies demonstrate that believing in free will increases the correspondence bias and predicts prescribed punishment and reward behavior. Free will is a cornerstone… Read more »