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Just like penguins and other primates, people trade sex for resources (4/11/2008)

New research shows that even affluent college students who don't need resources will still attempt to trade sexual currency for provisions ...> Full Article



Why the dating game is taken at face value (4/10/2008)

Why the dating game is taken at face valueSuitors can tell a young person's attitude to sexual relationships by the look on their face ...> Full Article


The untrained eye: Confusing sexual interest with friendliness (4/6/2008)

New research from Indiana University and Yale suggests that college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest because the men have a less discerning eye than women -- but their female peers aren't far behind. ...> Full Article



The influence of the irrelevant: Researchers show stimuli unrelated to a decision can still influence the choice we make (4/5/2008)

The influence of the irrelevant: Researchers show stimuli unrelated to a decision can still influence the choice we makeStudy shows that when heterosexual men are exposed to positive emotional stimuli-in this case, erotic photos of a man and woman-an area of the brain associated with anticipation of reward is stimulated ...> Full Article


Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research Shows (3/2/2008)

Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult ...> Full Article



Aggression as rewarding as sex, food and drugs (1/15/2008)

Aggression as rewarding as sex, food and drugsNew research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward - much like sex, food and drugs - offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football. ...> Full Article


Daily alcohol use causes changes in sexual behavior in adult male flies (1/3/2008)

A team of researchers at Penn State has used an insect model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behavior, including increased sexual arousal and decreased sexual inhibition. ...> Full Article


Early Teen Sex May Not Be a Path to Delinquency, Study Shows (11/15/2007)

Early Teen Sex May Not Be a Path to Delinquency, Study ShowsA new study by University of Virginia clinical psychologists has found that teens who have sex at an early age may be less inclined to exhibit delinquent behavior in early adulthood than their peers who waited until they were older to have sex. The study also suggests that early sex may play a role in helping these teens develop better social relationships in early adulthood. ...> Full Article


Humans And Monkeys Share Machiavellian Intelligence (10/26/2007)

Humans And Monkeys Share Machiavellian IntelligenceWhen it comes to their social behavior, people sometimes act like monkeys, or more specifically, like rhesus macaques, a type of monkey that shares with humans strong tendencies for nepotism and political maneuvering. ...> Full Article


In Birds, Expecting to Mate Leads to Higher Fertilization Rates (10/7/2007)

From an evolutionary perspective, the primary task of an organism is to pass along its genes to future generations. Such genetic transmission is usually assumed to be instinctive. However, a new study shows that species also learn to adapt to their surroundings in order to increase their "reproductive fitness"-- the likelihood that they will successfully reproduce. ...> Full Article


Hormone Therapy Boosts Sexual Interest But Not Memory, Study Finds (9/25/2007)

Hormone therapy in early post-menopause increases sexual interest, but does not improve memory ...> Full Article


Sexual Orientation Revealed by Body Type and Motion, Study Suggests (9/4/2007)

An individual's body motion and body type can offer subtle cues about their sexual orientation, but casual observers seem better able to read those cues in gay men than in lesbians, according to a new study in the September issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. ...> Full Article

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