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 Devoted mothers buffer children from poverty’s ill effectsChildren raised in poverty often grow up to have poor health in adulthood, from frequent colds to heart disease. But there’s one thing that might buffer them from that fate: a good mother. That is the conclusion of a new study by a multidisciplinary team led by University of British Columbia psychologist Gregory Miller. The … |  We’re wired to respond to animalsOur brains are wired to respond to non human creatures says new research. Our amygdala responds preferentially to images of animals this study shows |
 Stop slouching! It makes you weakerSlouching not only looks sloppy – it makes you weaker. Adopting dominant versus submissive postures actually decreases your sensitivity to pain, according to a study by Scott Wiltermuth and Vanessa K. Bohns The study, “It Hurts When I Do This (or You Do That)” published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, found that by simply adopting more dominant poses, people feel more powerful, in control and able to tolerate more distress. Out of the individuals studied, those who used the most dominant posture were able to comfortably handle more pain than those assigned a more neutral or submissive stance. |  Heart smart – brain cells become heart cells in the labWe like to think that our hearts also think and the idea that there are neuronal cells in our heart (and gut) appeals to us. So we lit up when we saw that brain cells are being used to create heart tissue. For the past decade, researchers have tried to reprogram the identity of all … |
 Complicating our choicesWe complicate the choices we make, sometimes, and use clever strategies to do it, according to new research. The study demonstrates the existence of “complicating choice” – the process that decision-makers unintentionally initiate when making certain decisions – and the underlying psychological mechanisms that cause the phenomenon. The study, recently published in the American Marketing … |  Couples report gender differences in relationship, sexual satisfaction over timeCuddling and caressing are important ingredients for long-term relationship satisfaction, according to an international study that looks at relationship and sexual satisfaction throughout committed relationships, but contrary to stereotypes, tenderness was more important to the men than to the women. Also contrary to expectations of the researchers, men were more likely to report being happy in their relationship, while women were more likely to report being satisfied with their sexual relationship. The couples, more than 1,000 from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan and Spain, where together an average 25 years. The study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, is the first to examine sexual and relationship parameters of middle-aged or older couples in committed, long-term relationships. Research efforts to understand the place of sexuality in human lives rarely involves intact couples in ongoing relationships. "You hear repeated research and commentary about divorce; but it’s important to note that though divorce rates are high in the U.S., couples tend to stay married — more than 50 percent of U.S. couples remain in their first marriage, and that number goes up to 90 percent in Spain," said Julia Heiman, director of The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and lead author of the article. |
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