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Especially for young people, social media influencers and celebrities create an illusion of closeness, leading to potentially problematic fake friendships. A new study used brain imaging to explore whether the unilateral friendships formed on social media are comparable to real reciprocal friendships.
Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain's computational flexibility and memory capacity, potentially informing disease treatment options, researchers report.
Interpersonal synchrony between individuals, as explained by University psychology professors, is a common behavior present in people’s relationships that helps them cultivate bonds and resolve conflicts.
When does a joke become a dad joke?
According to a humour researcher and the lab manager at Aarhus University’s Cognition and Behaviour Lab, dad jokes teach children to be resilient.