Beauty and Morality are Linked in the Mind and Brain
The “Anomalous-is-Bad” Stereotype (2022)
- December 16th, 2022: “Walk Me Through Aesthetics” (The “Walk Me Through” podcast) – Apple Podcasts users should click here instead
- December 5th, 2022: “Minor Facial Scars Do Not Have Negative Affects [sic] on First Impressions” (Neuroscience News)
- December 5th, 2022: “Et perfekt ydre gør dig ikke mere tiltrækkende” (Illustreret Videnskab)
- November 30th, 2022: “New study finds that small facial scars don’t have a significant negative impact on attractiveness” (Psych News Daily)
- November 14th, 2022: “Rings of Power and Privilege” (Psychology Today)
- July 8th, 2022: “Why do we look down on people who look different?” (Psychology Today)
- January 13th, 2022: “Neurocognitive research examines why people with facial anomalies are regarded as having flawed characters” (PsyPost)
The “Anomalous-is-Bad” Stereotype (2019-2021)
- August 4th, 2021: “The Diversity Problem in Face Research ” (Psychology Today)
- March 30th, 2021: “Concepire il diverso” (OggiScienza)
- March 16th, 2021: “Why Are People Biased Against Anomalous Facial Features?” (Psychology Today)
- March 15th, 2021: “La morale particularité faciale (épisode 171)” (Hypotheses.org)
- February 22nd, 2021: “Pourquoi les méchants des films ont-ils souvent une cicatrice sur le visage?” (Sciences et Avenir)
- February 12th, 2021: “Study explores neurocognitive basis of bias against people who look different” (EurekAlert!)
- February 12th, 2021: “The Scarred Villain: Study Explores Neurocognitive Basis of Bias Against People Who Look Different” (newswise)
- August 5th, 2019: “Scarring Your Children With The Lion King?” (Psychology Today)
Facial Beauty Across the Lifespan
- January 28th, 2022: “Why do women on OnlyFans pretend to be girls?” (The Post by UnHerd)
- November 24th, 2021: “Elegance Versus Beauty in Older Faces” (Psychology Today)
Separating Art from the Artist
Moral Convictions Facilitate Support for Political Violence
- October 6th, 2021: “Opinion | Trump True Believers Have Their Reasons” (New York Times) – Non-subscribers can click here for a PDF version of the article
- November 30th, 2020: “Morality’s ‘dark side’ shapes political violence support” (Futurity)
- November 24th, 2020: “L’ambivalence de la morale humaine, sous l’œil des neurosciences” (Le Monde)
- November 17th, 2020: “The Neural Mechanisms Behind Support for Political Violence” (Neuroscience News)
- November 17th, 2020: “Study explores neural mechanisms behind support for political violence” (Medical Xpress)
Brain Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders of Mood and Memory
Major Depression in Remission and Vulnerability to Recurrence
- October 9th, 2015: “Scans could predict which patients are at risk of depression relapse” (Japan Times)
- October 8th, 2015: “MRI scans could predict patients at risk of major depressive disorder” (Medical Xpress)
- October 7th, 2015: “Brain Scans Could Predict Patients At Risk Of Major Depression” (Medical Daily)
- October 7th, 2015: “Brain scans could predict patients at risk of major depression” (Fox News)
Major Depression in Late Life and Vulnerability to Dementia
- October 10th, 2021: “Study links amyloid beta, serotonin to predicting late-life depression and response to antidepressants” (Duluth News Tribune)
- October 9th, 2021: “Scientists find keys to predicting who will develop depression” (NewsBreak)
- October 8th, 2021: “Amyloid beta and serotonin may be keys to predicting who develops late-life depression” (Medical Xpress)
- October 7th, 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 29th, 2019: “Advanced Imaging May Reveal Onset of Cognitive Impairment” (Medscape)
- March 20th, 2019: “Researchers measure brain metabolite levels in people with mild memory problems” (The Medical News)
- March 19th, 2019: “Measuring differences in brain chemicals in people with mild memory problems” (Medical Xpress)
- August 15th, 2017: “Lower levels of brain chemicals may increase risk of dementia” (Hindustan Times)
- August 14th, 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