The social psychology program in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware focuses on interpersonal, intergroup, motivation, and social cognitive processes. Our ...

Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in mammals. Scientists ...

Neuroscientists in Italy have discovered that “social pain” activates the same brain regions as physical pain. The researchers also found that witnessing the social pain of another person activated a ...

Affective neuroscience provides a unique framework to understand the fundamental emotional processes that govern human behaviour and personality. Rooted in evolutionary theory, this field elucidates ...

Jasmin Cloutier, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware. He received his Ph.D. in psychology and brain sciences at Dartmouth ...

Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors. Steve Chang, ...

Frequent social activity may help delay dementia by five years in old age, reported a new study. The findings were published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Previous research has found that higher levels ...

Loneliness poses a similar risk to numerous health outcomes as smoking and obesity. Healthcare providers nevertheless overlook social connection as a key factor for physical health, reported a new ...

Jared McFarlane, a neuroscience Ph.D. student at BYU, has begun a research project investigating the ways social media may affect attention and memory. An essential part of getting a Ph.D. for any ...