Posts Tagged ‘social interaction’
Kids with autism mimic ‘more efficiently’
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Children typically copy adult behavior as a social phenomenon, not to learn new skills, though this differs among those with autism. Continue…
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Teen social struggles can last into adulthood
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Most teens who fail to build strong, independent relationships with peers continue to have social and romantic issues into adulthood, a study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 22, 2013 12:05 - 1 Comment
Learning Facebook may keep seniors sharp
U. ARIZONA (US) — For adults over 65, learning to use Facebook could offer a boost in cognitive function, according to preliminary new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 21, 2013 12:13 - 0 Comments
Visit to a friend’s house spreads Dengue virus
EMORY (US) — The mosquito that spreads the dengue virus is a homebody that infects visiting friends and relatives. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 9, 2013 15:12 - 0 Comments
5 universal personality traits? Maybe not
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The five personality traits considered universal to all humans may not be so universal after all, according to a study of an isolated indigenous group in Bolivia. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 17, 2012 12:00 - 1 Comment
For best buds or a big network, money matters
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Is it better to have a few close friends or a wider circle that’s perhaps less deep? Economic circumstances may play a part. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2012 15:31 - 1 Comment
How to turn robots into social butterflies
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New technology could teach robots how to behave at parties and other social settings. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 13, 2012 11:46 - 0 Comments
Bonding can make us move in unison
CALTECH (US) — Ever noticed how friends end up walking in synch or how an audience will eventually clap together? Scientists have measured this mysterious “brain-brain synchrony.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 26, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Do chimps keep track of favors for friends?
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — When chimpanzees share food with a friend or groom a pal, such favors are often exchanged over long periods of time within the context of a stable relationship. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 13, 2012 12:42 - 2 Comments
How speed daters decide who’s hot, who’s not
CALTECH (US) — For speed daters, first impressions are everything. But it’s more than just whether someone is hot or not. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 12, 2012 14:19 - 0 Comments
How the brain keeps track of who’s number 1
UCL (UK) — We use a different part of our brain to learn about who’s who in the social pecking order than we do to learn ordinary information, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 12, 2012 11:36 - 2 Comments
In social isolation, brain makes less myelin
U. BUFFALO (US) — The brains of socially isolated animals make less myelin, the critical material that wraps the axons of neurons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 10, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Tough times in childhood ‘mark’ many genes
MCGILL (CAN) — There’s a remarkable similarity in the way the DNA in human brains and the DNA in animal brains respond to early life adversity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 8, 2012 12:27 - 0 Comments
Like vs. dislike shifts how brain ‘sees’
USC (US) — Liking, or disliking, the person you’re watching can actually have an effect on how the brain processes movement. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2012 14:03 - 0 Comments
Fragile X drug shows promise in trial
UC DAVIS (US) — A new compound targets the core symptoms of fragile X syndrome—social withdrawal and challenging behaviors—and is the first such discovery for fragile X and possibly autism spectrum disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2012 11:11 - 0 Comments
Shutting down enzyme offers Fragile X relief
NYU (US) — A new method has reduced several social, behavioral, and physical problems associated with Fragile X syndrome in mice, report neuroscientists. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2012 10:45 - 1 Comment
Microbes give hyena clans a unique stink
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A clear link exists between the diversity of hyena clans and the microbial communities that reside in their scent glands. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2012 16:46 - 0 Comments
Lonely hearts suffer effects of aging
CORNELL (US) — The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2011 10:49 - 2 Comments
‘Social goals’: How kids’ react to bullying
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Many wonder why bullies bully, but a new study looks at the other side of the equation: How do children respond to bullying and why? (more…)
