A shared neural code for gender across faces, bodies, and objects in the human brain

Human beings possess an extraordinary capacity to instantaneously extract and categorize social information from their visual environment. Within fractions of a second, the human visual system can assess a person’s…

Reduced Mental Health and Well-Being in Parents of Transgender Youth Following the 2025 U.S. Presidential Inauguration

The shifting political landscape in the United States continues to generate measurable consequences far beyond the halls of government, directly impacting the psychological well-being of families across the country. According…

Revisiting the Gender Orgasm Gap: Relational, Sexual, and Behavioral Correlates of Orgasm Attainment Among Cisgender Heterosexual Adults

A comprehensive new empirical investigation into the dynamics of human sexuality has shed further light on the persistent disparities in sexual fulfillment between men and women in heterosexual partnerships. Conducted…

Beyond the Morning Buzz: New Research Uncovers the Complex Relationship Between Coffee and the Gut-Brain Axis

For generations, the global reliance on coffee has been primarily attributed to the stimulating properties of caffeine—a chemical nudge to the central nervous system that promotes wakefulness and alertness. However,…

Talking to yourself on psilocybin may be a good sign in alcohol treatment, small study hints

The intersection of modern psychiatry and psychedelic research has yielded a fascinating new clue in the ongoing effort to treat severe substance use disorders. According to a study recently published…

Campaigning on TikTok: Platform Affordances, Affective Messaging, and Candidate Communication Styles in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

The landscape of modern political campaigning has fundamentally shifted from the town halls and television broadcasts of the 20th century to the algorithmic feeds of social media applications. A comprehensive…

No Evidence for the Evolutionary Resource Hypothesis as an Explanation of the Gender-Equality Paradox: A Longitudinal Test in the United States

For decades, behavioral scientists, evolutionary psychologists, and sociologists have debated a counterintuitive and controversial puzzle known as the gender-equality paradox. This socio-psychological concept describes a recurring observation: rather than diminishing…

Psychological correlates of problematic pornography use: A systematic review and meta-analysis of measurement and conceptualization differences

The widespread proliferation of high-speed internet access over the past three decades has fundamentally transformed human sexuality, making explicit digital content instantly accessible to billions of individuals across the globe.…

Early psychosocial deprivation alters the refinement of neural dynamics across adolescence

New scientific research indicates that children who encounter severe psychosocial deprivation during their earliest years of life exhibit enduring alterations in how their brain activity matures throughout adolescence. Published in…

The Gut Microbiome Holds the Secret to Early Brain Aging According to New UCLA Research

A groundbreaking investigation conducted by researchers at UCLA Health has unveiled a profound biological connection between the microscopic world of the human gut and the macro-scale health of the human…