Exposure to body odors collected from frightened humans increases autonomic arousal in recipient human subjects

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A 4-billion-year-old Martian meteorite was discovered in Mali within the Sahara desert in 2022

In a Journal of Neuroscience study, neuroanatomical differences in attention and visual perception regions were present among older expert birdwatchers compared to beginners

Egyptian scientist Ahmed Zewail was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999

In a Journal of Neuroscience study, experienced birdwatchers exhibited structural differences in brain regions involved in attention and visual perception compared to beginners

Research on the emotion of awe indicates that observing moral beauty and goodness in human actions is one of the primary triggers of awe

In an eight-week study, adults who performed isometric wall squats three times weekly lowered their average systolic blood pressure from approximately 131 mmHg to 117 mmHg

In a study of 100 adults, performing four sustained isometric wall squat holds per session three times weekly for four weeks reduced average systolic blood pressure by approximately 9.5 points

Scientific analysis of a 4-billion-year-old Martian meteorite discovered in Mali revealed evidence of ancient surface water on Mars

In an eight-week study, participants who reduced isometric wall squat frequency to once weekly after four initial weeks retained part of their earlier blood pressure reduction

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience compared brain MRI scans of 29 expert birdwatchers with 29 beginners

Rapamycin functions as an inhibitor of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) cellular signaling pathway

In a 2018 animal study, young male mice exposed to THC daily for 30 days exhibited stronger disruption in sensory gating when administered a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist

In a 2018 animal study, administering rapamycin alongside daily THC exposure prevented THC-induced serotonin signaling alterations and sensory gating disruptions in mice

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, higher weekly pornography consumption was correlated with lower gray matter volume in the right caudate

In a 2018 study on mice, daily THC exposure altered intracellular signaling pathways of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors without increasing the total number of receptors

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, researchers identified differences in prefrontal cortex functional connectivity associated with pornography consumption levels

In a JAMA Psychiatry study of 64 men, higher weekly pornography consumption was associated with lower neural activation in reward-related regions during sexual image viewing

A study published in JAMA Psychiatry examined the relationship between self-reported pornography consumption and brain structure in 64 healthy men

Psychotherapy posits that adult romantic instinct often involves seeking qualities of love and affection experienced during early childhood

Adults frequently seek romantic relationships that recreate familiar childhood emotional dynamics, including feelings of unpredictability, distance, or fear