A study found that creative individuals exhibit reduced brain responses to surprising stimuli, suggesting they process the importance of information differently, which may help explain their unique thinking patterns and ability to notice unconventional details.

A neuroimaging study found that pornographic stimuli elicit stronger brain reward responses than monetary and gaming stimuli in healthy men, highlighting pornography's potent impact on neural reward circuits.

Children tested during the COVID-19 pandemic show reduced sensitivity to emotional expressions, particularly happiness—highlighting possible effects of limited social exposure in early development.

New research shows that people with strong political beliefs react more emotionally to political content. Brain activity patterns were similar among ideological extremists, whether liberal or conservative, suggesting that emotion plays a central role in how…