social behavior

Teen Social Networks Influence Mental Health Disorder Spread

Teen Social Networks Influence Mental Health Disorder Spread

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers found that mental disorders can spread within school social networks. By analyzing data from over 700,000 Finnish ninth-graders, they discovered ...

Stress May Boost Helping Behavior When Witnessing Injustice

Stress May Boost Helping Behavior When Witnessing Injustice

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study finds that acute stress experienced while witnessing injustice can make people more likely to help victims rather than ...

How Gossip Shapes Cooperation – Neuroscience News

How Gossip Shapes Cooperation – Neuroscience News

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: A new study explores how gossip influences cooperation and behavior. Researchers found that gossip helps maintain social order by spreading information ...

Physics Proves Old Saying Right: Friends and Foes Unveiled

Physics Proves Old Saying Right: Friends and Foes Unveiled

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers, using statistical physics, have validated the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” axiom. The researchers applied advanced network modeling ...

Predicting Human Behavior and How We Can Change It

Predicting Human Behavior and How We Can Change It

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers identify effective behavior change interventions across different crises, such as pandemics and climate change. The study found that common approaches ...

Loneliness Peaks in Youth and Old Age

Loneliness Peaks in Youth and Old Age

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: A new study revealed a U-shaped pattern of loneliness across the lifespan, with higher levels in younger and older adults and ...

Autism Social Difficulties Linked to Specific Gene

Autism Social Difficulties Linked to Specific Gene

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers shed light on the genetic underpinnings of social behavior, focusing on the gene GTF2I’s role in Williams syndrome and its ...

Serotonin and Dopamine Play Key Role in Social Decisions

Serotonin and Dopamine Play Key Role in Social Decisions

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: A new study unveiled the intricate role of dopamine and serotonin in social decision-making, using Parkinson’s disease patients as subjects. Through ...

Shaping Empathy: Adult Brains Can Learn Compassion

Shaping Empathy: Adult Brains Can Learn Compassion

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Empathy, often considered a fixed trait, has been shown to be malleable in adults, influenced by observing the empathetic reactions of ...

Ketamine’s Key to Unlocking Social Bonding in Depression

Ketamine’s Key to Unlocking Social Bonding in Depression

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers made a significant breakthrough in understanding how ketamine treats depression-related social impairments, focusing on the drug’s effects in the mouse ...