Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area

More than half of adults seeking clinical help for ADHD may also meet the criteria for at least one personality disorder

Turning to chatbots when lonely may exacerbate feelings of loneliness, study finds

New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you

Being ignored by a romantic partner in favor of a smartphone is linked to lower relationship quality

Deepfake videos degrade political reputations even when viewers realize they are fake

You don’t just think about politics, you physically feel it in your body

Playing video games does not correspond to an increase in exclusionary or prejudiced beliefs

Depression appears to alter how young adults remember childhood trauma and adversity

Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells

Brain scans reveal how a teenager's reaction to loss connects impulsivity and suicidal thoughts

Purity culture exposure linked to higher sexual shame in trauma survivors

Autistic adults face higher risk of certain types of sexual victimization, study finds

White Americans who feel they are on the losing side of politics are more likely to oppose economic redistribution programs

Feeling empty after finishing a video game (post-game depression) is a real phenomenon

LSD microdosing linked to acute mood improvements in adults with depression

Scientists expected both liberals and conservatives to be reluctant to promote rhetoric associated with the opposing political side, but this was more consistent among liberals

Conservative social attitudes are linked to higher fertility across 72 countries, with stronger effects among women

Men’s sexual desire peaks around age 40, large new study finds. Men report substantially higher sexual desire than women

Fear of missing out is linked to hypersensitive brain reactions to digital likes

Younger partners and sex toy use are associated with less severe symptoms of menopause

Activating analytical thinking does not appear to reduce a person’s religious beliefs

Racial resentment plays a major role in driving conservative political beliefs among White Americans who are not religiously conservative

Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds

The testosterone myth: Large analysis of 52 studies finds no link between the “macho” hormone and risk-taking

New study sheds light on how going braless alters public perceptions of a woman

Scientists just revealed a strange quirk in how we exit train stations. We tend to follow the same walking path as the person directly in front of us

People with higher levels of everyday anxiety tend to experience more intense self-blaming emotions, along with specific changes in how their brain networks communicate

Millions of adults in the United States have seriously considered shooting another person at some point in their lives, representing a massive and previously unmeasured group at risk of committing armed violence.

Study suggests that different substances have different associations with criminal behavior and police arrests

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