Most people who agree with you won’t protest predictors of marches and demonstrations from six decades of research

For generations, public demonstrations, marches, and street-level activism have served as the ultimate visual barometer of societal discontent. When thousands of citizens flood urban avenues carrying placards and chanting slogans,…

Testosterone is associated with affective feedback processing in ambiguous decision-making

The popular cultural narrative surrounding testosterone has long cast it as the chemical driver of recklessness, aggression, and high-stakes gambling. From Wall Street boardrooms to casino floors, the hormone is…

Dissociation and Antidepressant Response to Subcutaneous Esketamine: A Clinical Study

The pursuit of effective interventions for treatment-resistant depression has long challenged the psychiatric community, pushing researchers to explore compounds that operate on neurochemical pathways entirely distinct from those targeted by…

Positive early-life olfactory memory is rooted in the olfactory bulb and triggers large-scale changes beyond the olfactory system

The human brain possesses an extraordinary, almost magical capacity to transport a person across decades in a single breath. A whiff of baking bread, a specific floral perfume, or the…

Direct self-reports outperform implicit bias tests in predicting race-related behavior

For decades, social psychologists have debated the utility, accuracy, and real-world significance of tests designed to measure hidden racial biases. While these indirect tools—most notably the Implicit Association Test (IAT)—have…

Repurposing the SSRI paroxetine increases lymphocyte mobilization and improves the efficacy of measles virus-based immunovirotherapy

Glioblastoma multiforme remains one of the most formidable challenges in modern oncology, claiming thousands of lives annually and frustrating researchers with its relentless resistance to conventional therapies. Characterized by rapid…

Screen time isn’t linked to language delays in autistic children, large U.S. study finds

Language acquisition among children on the autism spectrum has long been a subject of intense academic inquiry, revealing vast disparities in how young individuals develop expressive and receptive communication abilities.…

Higher education predicts global cultural similarity to WEIRD countries

For decades, behavioral scientists, psychologists, and sociologists have relied heavily on data gathered from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies—a demographic cohort widely recognized in academia by the acronym…

Men who perceive their penis as larger report better erectile function, but not higher self-esteem

The Psychological Framework of Male Body Image Body image is a multidimensional construct encompassing how individuals perceive, think about, and feel regarding their physical selves. While much of the historical…

Links between hormonal and pubertal development, and adolescent females’ risk for affective symptoms

A comprehensive longitudinal study has identified a critical biological link between rising testosterone levels in early puberty and an increased risk of anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescent females. The…