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Nov. 15, 2021 — Can we infer someone's cultural group from their laugher, even when we do not know what they are laughing at? And what kind of laughter do we find most positive? A new study shows that our ...
July 28, 2023 — To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory. Animals like rats are less inclined to play if they are anxious or ...
Feb. 17, 2021 — Robotic dogs, laughter therapy and mindfulness are some of the ways that might help people -- particularly the elderly -- cope with loneliness and social isolation while social distancing, say ...
Sep. 22, 2022 — Scientists took 4D ultrasound scans of 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies responded to flavors from foods eaten by their mothers. The research team scanned some mothers to see fetal ...
June 2, 2021 — Researchers discover a paradoxical relationship between the intensity of emotional expressions and how they are ...
Oct. 17, 2023 — Scientists examining the evolutionary roots of language say they've discovered chimp vocal development is not far off from ...
Apr. 13, 2021 — An expert examines why it's so difficult to detect science misinformation and suggests that using humor may help combat the ...
Apr. 30, 2021 — 'Feel-good films' are usually dismissed by film critics as being sentimental and without intellectual merit. But their popularity with audiences, who seek them out precisely because of ...
Jan. 7, 2021 — Could the merging of humor and news actually help inform the public? New research found that young people were more likely to remember information about politics and government policy when it was ...
Nov. 11, 2021 — When mothers and their children play together, they instinctively respond to each other's cues. And positive interactions promote the child's healthy socioemotional development. A new study ...
