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Study finds that we have more weird dreams as the night progresses

By Douglas Heingartner
December 28, 2020
Mental HealthNeuroscience

Lonely people have a unique brain signature, perhaps due to so much imagined social contact

By Douglas Heingartner
December 15, 2020
A new study has found that the brains of lonely people differ from those of people who are not lonely, in significant and detectable ways.
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New study finds the "sweet spot" for horror: scary, but not too scary

By Douglas Heingartner
October 27, 2020
Horror movies and haunted houses entertain us the most when they’re scary enough to get our hearts beating faster, but not *too* scary.
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Do spouses really resemble each other more over time? Study says no

By Douglas Heingartner
October 12, 2020
Despite popular belief, a new study finds no evidence for the idea that couples come to resemble each other more with the passage of time.
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NeuroscienceSocial psychology

New study shows background music makes food taste better

By Douglas Heingartner
October 2, 2020
Background music can make food taste better, according to a new study. And unwanted background noise makes the food taste worse.
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ASMR: what the research shows about this popular "tingling sensation"

By Giulia Poerio
September 28, 2020
Research has linked ASMR to goosebumps, music-induced chills, and synaesthesia, as well as higher levels of empathy and openness.
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