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The Type Of Daydreaming Linked To A Smarter Brain

by Syndicated | April 24, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Some types of mind wandering may be highly beneficial to our brains, and our futures. Intentional daydreaming is linked to a thicker cortex (a good thing) in certain key areas of the brain, new research finds. Directing the mind to…

How To Make Your Brain Think Faster Under Stress

by Syndicated | January 5, 2018 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

How to get your brain to run more efficiently under stress. Writing about your feelings can help your brain work more efficiently, new research finds. For people who are chronic worriers, this method can help free up a lot of…

The ‘Grammar Police’ Have A Certain Personality Type, Study Finds

by Syndicated | September 15, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Have you ever fallen foul of the grammar police? Introverts are more likely to judge a person negatively on the basis of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, a new study finds. People who are sensitive to grammatical errors are also…

What High Heels Say About Your Desire For More Status

by Syndicated | August 30, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

How fashion helps us fit in with others as well as sets us apart. When women move to a new city they take note of the height of other women’s high heels. Then they tend to copy the heel-height worn…

Eye Color can Predict a Person who is More Competitive, Egocentric And Skeptical

by Mitchell Olson, MA LPCC | Aug 12, 2019 | Relationships, Sexuality

Eye color could reveal an element of your character, research finds. Lighter eyes were connected to extra selfish, competitive, skeptical people, a recent study finds. Darker eyes, although, are linked to sympathy, altruism and a higher altruistic behaviour. The study,… read more

This Lip Size And Shape Is Most Attractive

by Syndicated | Jan 10, 2019 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

Is the overfilled lip popular among some female celebrities really the most attractive look? Many women are paying for cosmetic ‘enhancements’ to their lips that are making them less attractive, if new research is anything to go by. The overfilled… read more

What Forced Sex Fantasies Mean In the #MeToo Era

by Syndicated | Oct 29, 2018 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

In the real world, forcing someone to have sex is something that is widely regarded as a repugnant act. By contrast, in our sexual fantasies, the prospect of being forced to have sex is something that many people find to… read more

The Most Attractive Facial Feature On Women

by Syndicated | Nov 24, 2017 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

What men look at most in the first 10 seconds of looking at a woman. The lips are the most attractive facial feature on women, according to a survey. In the first 10 seconds of meeting a women, on average,… read more

Two Personality Traits That Make You More Attractive

by Mitchell Olson, MA LPCC | Oct 6, 2017 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

Beauty actually is greater than skin-deep, psychologists discover. Positive character traits — like helpfulness and honesty — make individuals seem bodily extra engaging, analysis finds. These displaying destructive persona traits — like rudeness and unfairness — look physically much less… read more

Amy Elliott “Gone Girl” Diagnosis

by Mitchell Olson, MA LPCC | May 9, 2017 | Mental Health, Relationships, Sexuality

Amy Elliott is a 34-year old Caucasian female. She was mandated to undergo a psychiatric evaluation due to the complexity and severity of the crimes she committed. Amy presented as calm, collected, and well-groomed during the initial interview. She began the interview...

What Young Women Believe About Their Own Sexual Pleasure (Video)

by Syndicated | May 3, 2017 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

“I spent three years talking to girls ages 15 to 20 about their attitudes and experience of sex. And what I found was that while young women may feel entitled to engage in sexual behavior, they don’t necessarily feel entitled… read more

How to be Successful at Online Dating, According to Science

by Syndicated | May 1, 2017 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

Americans are increasingly going online in order to find romantic and sexual partners. However, despite the popularity of online dating, most Americans have never tried it. That’s partially because there’s still some stigma attached to online dating, but it’s also… read more

Why So Many College Students Have Risky Sex on Spring Break

by Syndicated | Apr 22, 2017 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

My university, like many schools around the country, is on spring break this week. A lot of students are using this opportunity to not just take a breather from their studies, but also to travel. As I’m sure you’re well… read more

Sex differences in cognition are small

by Syndicated | Apr 20, 2017 | Around The Web, Sexuality

Lately I’ve been thinking about sex differences in brain and cognition. There are undeniable differences in the physical size of the brain, and different brain areas, even if there are no ‘female’ and ‘male’ brains categorically. These physical differences do… read more

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