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How to tell you're in love with someone, according to science
By Robin Nixon Pompa, Patrick Pester last updated
Reference Your brain and behaviors tell you you're in love in a variety of ways. Here's 14 signs you've been struck by Cupid.
'You cannot put people into arbitrary boxes': Psychologists critique the '5 love languages'
By Anna Mattson published
Experts question the love language theory's effectiveness, citing a lack of scientific evidence.
3D-printed human brain tissue works like the real thing
By Emily Cooke published
The printed tissue grows and functions like that in a normal human brain, according to the authors of the new study.
Assuming the worst in others can be 'read' in brain scans
By Emily Cooke published
Activity in the brain's "ventromedial prefrontal cortex" differs between people who assume the worst in social situations and those who don't, a study finds.
Neuralink chip implanted into human brain for the 1st time, Elon Musk says
By Kiley Price published
Neuralink implanted its first brain chip in a human subject, and Musk posted on X that the person is "doing well" after surgery.
Brain signature of desire uncovered in lovesick rodents, and it may be in people, too
By Emily Cooke published
A "whole lotta" dopamine is what keeps our close relationships alive, a new rodent study suggests.
Universal process that wires the brain is consistent across species
By Emily Cooke published
A new modeling study helps confirm that key connections in the brain are formed in the same way across different animal species, likely including humans.
Resilience is a skill that can be cultivated, a psychologist explains
By Rachel Goldsmith Turow published
Resilience is not a static quality but rather a set of skills that can be developed over time.
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