The article reports that problematic smartphone use is linked to reduced gray matter in certain brain regions and altered brain connectivity, with changes seen in reward, control, and social processing networks. It synthesizes neuroimaging findings to explain how social feedback, fear of missing out, and social exclusion may reinforce smartphone-related behaviors.

This topic is of interest to psychology because it integrates brain structure and function with social and cognitive processes to explain a modern behavioral pattern, highlighting how digital environments shape motivation, self-regulation, and emotional processing.

Article Title: Reduced gray matter and altered brain connectivity are linked to problematic smartphone use

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/reduced-gray-matter-and-altered-brain-connectivity-are-linked-to-problematic-smartphone-use/

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#SmartphoneUse #Neuroimaging #RewardProcessing #ExecutiveControl #SocialCognition

🧠 #CulturalEvolution – Why #Brains need to interact 🧑‍🧑‍🧒

📺 https://youtu.be/C2FVIbAyaH4

📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/03/22/kann-das-gehirn-das-gehirn-verstehen/

#CulturalEvolution #Consciousness #Neuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience #WolfSinger #PhilosophyOfMind #Interaction #SocialCognition #NeuralCorrelates #NCCP #Qualia #Self #I #Enactivism #ComplexSystems #NonlinearDynamics #FreeWill #Responsibility #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #QuantumPhysics #AntonZeilinger

The article reports that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder struggle to process whole, intact faces, which affects automatic social attention during interactions. It explores how processing of face context, not just eye movements, differs in ADHD and how upside-down faces help reveal the underlying mechanisms. The findings shed light on specific social processing challenges and potential classroom support considerations.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it links automatic attentional processes, face perception, and social interaction, illustrating how perceptual and cognitive systems interact in developmental conditions.

Article Title: Children with attention disorders struggle to process whole faces during social interactions

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/children-with-attention-disorders-struggle-to-process-whole-faces-during-social-interactions/

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#Attention #FaceProcessing #ADHD #SocialCognition #PsyPost

The article examines how misperceptions of romantic interest develop from mid to late adolescence, showing that male overperception of female interest increases during the teen years while underperception patterns for females remain relatively stable. It highlights that the classic friend zone is rare among teenage girls and that misperception biases emerge and intensify across adolescence. The study uses data from Norwegian high school students to map how these biases shift from ages 16 to 19.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it illuminates the developmental emergence of social and romantic cognitive biases, illustrating how early patterns can evolve into adult interaction dynamics. It also underscores the role of communication, social learning, and gender differences in perceived intentions during adolescence.

Article Title: Girls rarely experience the “friend zone,” psychology study finds

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#psychology #adolescence #romanticmisperception #genderdifferences #socialcognition

Using a mega-analysis of 16 fMRI studies with 572 participants and 739 persuasive messages, the article reports that activity in reward-related and mentalizing brain networks predicts both individual judgments of message effectiveness and population-level outcomes, suggesting a common neural currency for persuasion. Exploratory results also indicate roles for language and emotion processing, with limitations and calls for broader samples and standardized methods.

These findings illuminate how neural mechanisms of value evaluation and social understanding underlie persuasive messaging across contexts, bridging neuroscience and social psychology. They suggest that brain signals can forecast collective responses beyond self-reported attitudes, offering a cross-domain perspective on attitude change and behavior.

Article Title: Neuroimaging data reveals a “common currency” for effective communication

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#Neuroimaging #Persuasion #Neuroforecasting #BrainNetworks #SocialCognition

Mentalization and Empathy: The Brain's Social Superhighways Explained

#BrainNeuroscience #EmotionalRegulation #SocialCognition #MentalHealth #NeuroscienceExplained #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Empathy #BrainNetworks #SelfReflection #MentalHealthAwareness

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Emotional Intelligence and the Brain: Navigating Social Cues

#TheoryOfMind #SocialCognition #Neuroscience #EmotionalIntelligence #Mentalization #BrainScience #EmotionalRegulation #FalseBeliefs #SocialSkills #UnderstandingOthers

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dev.dfaria.eu: New paper from Dr Leda Berio and co-authors on ‘Fo -

New paper from Dr Leda Berio and co-authors on ‘Folk Concepts of Race, Cross-culturally’. We’re delighted that Dr Berio, who specialises in #SocialCognition and #CognitiveScience, will shortly be joining #UCD School of #Philosophy as an #AdAstraFellow! #PhilAnnouncement

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Unlocking the Brain’s Social Circuitry: Self, Memory, and Empathy

#Neuroscience #BrainScience #DefaultModeNetwork #SelfAwareness #Empathy #SocialCognition #MirrorNeurons #Memory #MentalHealth #BrainConnectivity #SelfReflection #SocialNeuroscience #MindAndBrain #Neuropsychology #UnderstandingOthers

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