A study and review of research finds that regular reading enhances social-cognitive skills, fostering empathy in children and adults.

Social-cognitive skills, which include empathy and understanding human thoughts, are essential for effective communication, even within a fictional universe.

Breaking research now explains that the near-obsessional state people experience about the object of their love in the initial stages of romance is partly down to the brain’s behavioral activation system.

It is this brain system, along with a potent mix of accompanying neurotransmitters, that can even push lovers over the edge into something like a manic state.

Breaking research explains why we don’t always eat because we are hungry and we have certain physical needs….

Whenever humans get stressed or feel some threat, it can also trigger our eating motivation.

We think a very specific molecule is the culprit….

At first, happiness researchers confronted the obvious.

Clearly, personality factors like extraversion, and emotional stability are seen as the bedrock of happiness…

Until now, that is… we’re learning that’s only half of the story…

Humans who make a habit out of judging their emotions, such as grief, rage, or sorrow as somehow “bad” or “unhelpful” are more likely to experience ongoing anxiety and depression, according to breaking research…

Here are 6 incredible, new studies from 2023 which explore how music shapes our experience as human beings.

Generosity is not a trait necessarily associated with intelligent people.

However, according to social science research, humans who are inclined to be generous by nature… have a higher IQ.

Humans who cave, capitulate, and only make a sacrifice because they feel pressured into it, will not only be potentially resentful, but, according to this study, they will also enjoy far less relational satisfaction.

However…humans who make sacrifices in their relationship because they want to… are the partners with the most enduring relationship satisfaction, period.

As many as three-quarters of Americans believe in the idea of soul mates: that there is someone out there who provides a perfect fit.

Unfortunately, this kind of thinking may be hurting their relationships, according to research.

Yale found that humans were far more accurate in discerning the emotions of others more accurately without looking at their facial expressions.

But how?

A torrent of research over decades has consistently confirmed a salient point:

Living in the woods is good for you…

Why are researchers continuing to dump on Anxious Attachment?

The findings in this 2019 involve genetic markers, but also a Scarlet Letter for Anxious Attachment…