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🧨 Why Mental Exhaustion Makes You Antisocial
New research reveals how mental fatigue impacts brain function and escalates impulsive aggression
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
🏟️ How Shared Rituals Strengthen Social Bonds
New research on soccer fans shows how social rituals trigger extensive emotional synchrony
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
🧠[Brainwave] How Human Culture Spread 100,000 Years Ago
What new archaeological evidence says about the intermingling of archaic humans
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
💰 How Financial Scammers Target Vulnerable Brains
New research reveals that a specific cocktail of health, social, and emotional traits makes people more exploitable
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
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🍀 How Your Belief in Luck Shapes Your Happiness
New research reveals a crucial psychological difference between feeling lucky and believing in luck
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
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🧠[Brainwave] How Connected Are Your Well-being and Cognitive Ability?
New research reveals a tight, two-way link between mental fitness and eudaimonic well-being as you age
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
♟️ How Your Emotional Beliefs Shape Your Emotional Resilience
New research reveals how your views on emotional life predict the way you handle distress
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
⏱️ How Lifestyle Changes Can Ward Off Cognitive Decline
New research shows a connection between changing lifestyle habits and dementia risk with age
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
🧠[Brainwave] Why You Should Use Long Words When You Apologize
Analyzing celebrity apologies and how word length affects perceived sincerity
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
⌛️ Why You Procrastinate (and What Your Brain Is Doing Instead)
New research reveals how poor emotional and attentional control feed chronic delays
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🧠[Brainwave] Is There Really an Ideal Sleep Duration for Health?
New data paints a surprising picture of how sleep's impact on health may be culture-dependent
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
🌡️ How Your Emotions Skew Your Choices
New research uncovers how your emotional state impacts the way you perceive risk-reward tradeoffs
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Erman Misirlisoy, PhD
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