Social Status Shapes Addiction Risk Through Dopamine Circuitry
Summary: A new study reveals how social rank influences addiction vulnerability by altering dopamine pathways in the brain.…
Diverse Social Ties Boost Health in Aging
Summary: A decade-long study of over 1,500 older adults reveals that socially enriched networks, marked by diverse and…
Sexism Disrupts Team Performance by Altering Emotional Synchrony
Summary: A new study reveals that sexist behavior in teams shifts emotional synchrony from boosting performance to merely…
How Oxytocin Tames “Mean Girl” Behavior
Summary: A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in…
Immune Signals Shape Social Behavior and Anxiety in the Brain
Summary: New research reveals that the immune molecule IL-17 can influence behavior by acting directly on specific regions…