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Beauty and Morality are Linked in the Mind and Brain

The “Anomalous-is-Bad” Stereotype (2022)

• December 16^th, 2022: “Walk Me Through Aesthetics” (The “Walk Me Through” podcast) – Apple Podcasts users should click here instead
• December 5^th, 2022: “Minor Facial Scars Do Not Have Negative Affects [sic] on First Impressions” (Neuroscience News)
• December 5^th, 2022: “Et perfekt ydre gør dig ikke mere tiltrækkende” (Illustreret Videnskab)
• November 30^th, 2022: “New study finds that small facial scars don’t have a significant negative impact on attractiveness” (Psych News Daily)
• November 14^th, 2022: “Rings of Power and Privilege” (Psychology Today)
• July 8^th, 2022: “Why do we look down on people who look different?” (Psychology Today)
• January 13^th, 2022: “Neurocognitive research examines why people with facial anomalies are regarded as having flawed characters” (PsyPost)

The “Anomalous-is-Bad” Stereotype (2019-2021)

• August 4^th, 2021: “The Diversity Problem in Face Research ” (Psychology Today)
• March 30^th, 2021: “Concepire il diverso” (OggiScienza)
• March 16^th, 2021: “Why Are People Biased Against Anomalous Facial Features?” (Psychology Today)
• March 15^th, 2021: “La morale particularité faciale (épisode 171)” (Hypotheses.org)
• February 22^nd, 2021: “Pourquoi les méchants des films ont-ils souvent une cicatrice sur le visage?” (Sciences et Avenir)
• February 12^th, 2021: “Study explores neurocognitive basis of bias against people who look different” (EurekAlert!)
• February 12^th, 2021: “The Scarred Villain: Study Explores Neurocognitive Basis of Bias Against People Who Look Different” (newswise)
• August 5^th, 2019: “Scarring Your Children With The Lion King?” (Psychology Today)

Facial Beauty Across the Lifespan

• January 28^th, 2022: “Why do women on OnlyFans pretend to be girls?” (The Post by UnHerd)
• November 24^th, 2021: “Elegance Versus Beauty in Older Faces” (Psychology Today)

Separating Art from the Artist

• April 8^th, 2022: “Is Good Also Beautiful? Moral character affects how people see attractiveness.” (Psychology Today)

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Moral Convictions Facilitate Support for Political Violence

• October 6_^th, 2021: “Opinion | Trump True Believers Have Their Reasons” (New York Times) – Non-subscribers can click here for a PDF version of the article
• November 30^th, 2020: “Morality’s ‘dark side’ shapes political violence support” (Futurity)
• November 24^th, 2020: “L’ambivalence de la morale humaine, sous l’œil des neurosciences” (Le Monde)
• November 17^th, 2020: “The Neural Mechanisms Behind Support for Political Violence” (Neuroscience News)
• November 17^th, 2020: “Study explores neural mechanisms behind support for political violence” (Medical Xpress)

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Brain Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders of Mood and Memory

Major Depression in Remission and Vulnerability to Recurrence

• October 9^th, 2015: “Scans could predict which patients are at risk of depression relapse” (Japan Times)
• October 8^th, 2015: “MRI scans could predict patients at risk of major depressive disorder” (Medical Xpress)
• October 7^th, 2015: “Brain Scans Could Predict Patients At Risk Of Major Depression” (Medical Daily)
• October 7^th, 2015: “Brain scans could predict patients at risk of major depression” (Fox News)

Major Depression in Late Life and Vulnerability to Dementia

• October 10^th, 2021: “Study links amyloid beta, serotonin to predicting late-life depression and response to antidepressants” (Duluth News Tribune)
• October 9^th, 2021: “Scientists find keys to predicting who will develop depression” (NewsBreak)
• October 8^th, 2021: “Amyloid beta and serotonin may be keys to predicting who develops late-life depression” (Medical Xpress)
• October 7^th, 2021: “Accumulation of amyloid beta and reduction of serotonin may trigger late-life depression” (The Medical News)

Mild Cognitive Impairment and Vulnerability to Dementia

• March 29^th, 2019: “Advanced Imaging May Reveal Onset of Cognitive Impairment” (Medscape)
• March 20^th, 2019: “Researchers measure brain metabolite levels in people with mild memory problems” (The Medical News)
• March 19^th, 2019: “Measuring differences in brain chemicals in people with mild memory problems” (Medical Xpress)
• August 15^th, 2017: “Lower levels of brain chemicals may increase risk of dementia” (Hindustan Times)
• August 14^th, 2017: “Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia” (EurekAlert!)

Alzheimer’s and Resilience to Decline After Deep Brain Stimulation

• February 6^th, 2018: “Is Brain Stimulation the Future of Alzheimer’s Treatment?” (healthline)
• July 24^th, 2015: “Deep Brain Stimulation Tolerated in Early Alzheimer’s Study” (MedPage Today)