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Emotionally manipulative political ads fail at swaying new voters, but excel at ensuring party loyalty

January 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Emotionally manipulative political ads fail at swaying new voters, but excel at ensuring party loyalty, finds new study in Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Negative emotions cause stronger appetite responses in emotional eaters

June 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Findings on emotional eating may help in the early detection and treatment of eating disorders: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Oral contraceptives could impair women’s recognition of complex emotions

February 19, 2019 // 2 Comments

Healthy women who use birth control pills are poorer judges of subtle facial expressions than non-users, according to new research; Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]

Training compassion ‘muscle’ may boost brain’s resilience to others’ suffering

August 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

As little as two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce the distress a person feels when witnessing another’s suffering: Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Moving pictures, feeble words: Emotional images sway people more than emotional words

February 2, 2018 // 1 Comment

Emotional images change people's behavior

Researchers find that emotive images alter people's behavior, while emotive words do not [...]

Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous brain

October 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training

March 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

Our emotions are often affected by images and visual memories. What if we could train our own brains to use imagery and effect our emotional state? [...]

Emotionally invested parents give children a leg up in life

September 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Mark Wartenberg, Frontiers Science Writer Emotionally invested parents can mean children are more likely to be successful later in life, a study published in [...]

Electric brain stimulation can improve mood and relieve stress

July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Feeling down? How about an electric pick-me-up for your brain? by K.E.D. Coan Electrical brain stimulation can improve the mood of healthy people as well as those suffering [...]

Staff Pick: Extreme metal music and anger processing

June 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Heavy Metal and related genres, such as Death-, Black-, Folk-Metal, or Metalcore, are often associated with aggression and even criminal offence. [...]