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A Comparative Approach to the Study of Cumulative Cultural Evolution: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Go? (2024)
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Vale, G. L., & Rawlings, B. S. (2024). A Comparative Approach to the Study of Cumulative Cultural Evolution: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Go?. Comparative cognition & behavior reviews, 19, 97-103. https://doi.org/10.3819/ccbr.2024.190021

Evidence for cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) in nonhumans remains rare. Here, we suggest that this results partly from methodological challenges involved in comparative CCE. We discuss two core challenges researchers in the field face: our sample... Read More about A Comparative Approach to the Study of Cumulative Cultural Evolution: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Go?.

Between a rock and a hard place: A geosocial approach to water insecurity in Kabul (2024)
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Hamidi, M. D., Haenssgen, M. J., Vasiljevic, M., Greenwell, H. C., & Stevenson, E. G. (2024). Between a rock and a hard place: A geosocial approach to water insecurity in Kabul. Water Security, 22, Article 100177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2024.100177

Approximately 50% of the global population currently experiences severe water scarcity, a situation likely to intensify due to climate change. At the same time, the poorest population segments bear the greatest burden of water insecurity. This inters... Read More about Between a rock and a hard place: A geosocial approach to water insecurity in Kabul.

Changes in primary visual and auditory cortex of blind and sighted adults following 10 weeks of click-based echolocation training (2024)
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Norman, L., Hartley, T., & Thaler, L. (2024). Changes in primary visual and auditory cortex of blind and sighted adults following 10 weeks of click-based echolocation training. Cerebral Cortex, 34(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae239

Recent work suggests that the adult human brain is very adaptable when it comes to sensory processing. In this context, it has also been suggested that structural “blueprints” may fundamentally constrain neuroplastic change, e.g. in response to senso... Read More about Changes in primary visual and auditory cortex of blind and sighted adults following 10 weeks of click-based echolocation training.

It’s not all about the self: Exploring the interplay between self-leadership and the social work environment (2024)
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Bracht, E. M., Nieberle, K. W., & van Dick, R. (in press). It’s not all about the self: Exploring the interplay between self-leadership and the social work environment. Journal of Change Management,

Self-leadership has traditionally been positioned as an individual-level phenomenon, putting strong emphasis on individuals’ responsibility to influence themselves in order to achieve positive outcomes. However, this perspective may oversee that indi... Read More about It’s not all about the self: Exploring the interplay between self-leadership and the social work environment.

Emotion recognition and regulation in males: Role of sex and stress steroids (2024)
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Ilkevič, E., Hausmann, M., & Grikšienė, R. (2024). Emotion recognition and regulation in males: Role of sex and stress steroids. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 74, Article 101145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2024.101145

Understanding emotions in males is crucial given their higher susceptibility to substance use, interpersonal violence, and suicide compared to females. Steroid hormones are assumed to be critical biological factors that affect and modulate emotion-re... Read More about Emotion recognition and regulation in males: Role of sex and stress steroids.

BCI Toolbox: An Open-Source Python Package for the Bayesian Causal Inference Model (2024)
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Zhu, H., Beierholm, U., & Shams, L. (in press). BCI Toolbox: An Open-Source Python Package for the Bayesian Causal Inference Model. PLoS Computational Biology,

Psychological and neuroscientific research over the past two decades has shown that the Bayesian causal inference (BCI) is a potential unifying theory that can account for a wide range of perceptual and sensorimotor processes in humans. Therefore, we... Read More about BCI Toolbox: An Open-Source Python Package for the Bayesian Causal Inference Model.

Language lateralization in temporal lobe epilepsy: A behavioral screening tool for surgical planning. (2024)
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Elizalde Acevedo, B., Agüero Vera, V., Oddo, S., De Anchorena, D., Mohr, C., Kochen, S., …Alba-Ferrara, L. (2024). Language lateralization in temporal lobe epilepsy: A behavioral screening tool for surgical planning. Neuropsychology, https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000962

Objective: Temporal lobe epilepsy can disturb eloquent areas, affecting language. We applied a visually-mediated task to measure lateralization of language recognition in drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Method: Patients with left (n = 26),... Read More about Language lateralization in temporal lobe epilepsy: A behavioral screening tool for surgical planning..

Evaluating initial usability of a hand augmentation device across a large and diverse sample. (2024)
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Clode, D., Dowdall, L., da Silva, E., Selén, K., Cowie, D., Dominijanni, G., & Makin, T. R. (2024). Evaluating initial usability of a hand augmentation device across a large and diverse sample. Science Robotics, 9(90), Article eadk5183. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.adk5183

The advancement of motor augmentation and the broader domain of human-machine interaction rely on a seamless integration with users' physical and cognitive capabilities. These considerations may markedly fluctuate among individuals on the basis of th... Read More about Evaluating initial usability of a hand augmentation device across a large and diverse sample..

An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress (2024)
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Mohamed, S. H. M., Reissland, N., & Anand, K. J. S. (2024). An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress. Neonatology, https://doi.org/10.1159/000538848

The concept of fetal pain results from procedures conducted without anesthesia in preterm newborns and fetuses, which indicate that it is possible to examine fetal pain based on stress hormone, metabolic, and behavioral changes. Anatomical and physio... Read More about An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress.

A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease (2024)
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Essex, R., Booth, L., Sirois, F., Burch, J., & Dibley, L. (2024). A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16254

Aims: Surgical treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) potentially includes stoma formation. Although positive clinical outcomes are widely reported, patients' responses to stoma surgery, including coming to terms with and adjusting to the sto... Read More about A scoping review of the qualitative literature reporting experiences of living with a stoma for inflammatory bowel disease.

Human Reasoning (2024)
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Over, D. E., & Evans, J. S. B. T. (2024). Human Reasoning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009495349

This Element is on new developments in the psychology of reasoning that raise or address philosophical questions. In traditional studies in the psychology of reasoning, the focus was on inference from arbitrary assumptions and not at all from beliefs... Read More about Human Reasoning.

Can Environmental Traffic Light Warning Labels Reduce Meat Meal Selection? A Randomised Experimental Study with UK Meat Consumers. (2024)
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Hughes, J. P., Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2024). Can Environmental Traffic Light Warning Labels Reduce Meat Meal Selection? A Randomised Experimental Study with UK Meat Consumers. Appetite, Article 107500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107500

An important area for tackling climate change and health improvement is reducing population meat consumption. Traffic light labelling has successfully been implemented to reduce the consumption of unhealthy foods and sugary drinks. The present resear... Read More about Can Environmental Traffic Light Warning Labels Reduce Meat Meal Selection? A Randomised Experimental Study with UK Meat Consumers..

Investigating solitude as a tool for downregulation of daily arousal using ecological momentary assessments (2024)
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Nguyen, T. T., Konu, D., & Forbes, S. (2024). Investigating solitude as a tool for downregulation of daily arousal using ecological momentary assessments. Journal of Personality, https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12939

Objective: This research explored arousal levels as a motivating factor for solitude‐seeking. We hypothesized that solitude becomes more desirable when high‐arousal emotions were heightened and individual differences in extraversion and neuroticism w... Read More about Investigating solitude as a tool for downregulation of daily arousal using ecological momentary assessments.

Frans de Waal - A pioneer who shone a light on the primate mind. (2024)
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Clay, Z. (2024). Frans de Waal - A pioneer who shone a light on the primate mind. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 162, Article 105725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105725

Biology has just lost one of its greatest thinkers. An intellectual pioneer and exceptional observer of animals, de Waal inspired us all to think differently about animals as well as ourselves - his far-reaching impact within and beyond biology and p... Read More about Frans de Waal - A pioneer who shone a light on the primate mind..

Positive temporal comparison facilitates a hope-induced system justification amongst women (2024)
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Caricati, L., Owuamalam, C. K., Bonetti, C., Moscato, G., & Monacelli, N. (2024). Positive temporal comparison facilitates a hope-induced system justification amongst women. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06077-3

We examined whether women’s support for gender-based pay inequality (i.e., system justification) might be explained by hope. In particular, we considered whether such hope is likely prompted by positive temporal comparisons: It is entirely possible (... Read More about Positive temporal comparison facilitates a hope-induced system justification amongst women.

The role of visuomotor synchrony on virtual full‐body illusions in children and adults (2024)
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Dewe, H., Sill, O., Thurlbeck, S., Kentridge, R., & Cowie, D. (2024). The role of visuomotor synchrony on virtual full‐body illusions in children and adults. Journal of Neuropsychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12372

The present study explored the effects of visuomotor synchrony in virtual reality during the embodiment of a full human avatar in children (aged 5–6 years) and adults. Participants viewed their virtual bodies from a first‐person perspective while the... Read More about The role of visuomotor synchrony on virtual full‐body illusions in children and adults.

Multidimensional neural representations of social features during movie viewing. (2024)
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Masson, H. L., Chang, L., & Isik, L. (2024). Multidimensional neural representations of social features during movie viewing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19(1), Article nsae030. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsae030

The social world is dynamic and contextually embedded. Yet, most studies utilize simple stimuli that do not capture the complexity of everyday social episodes. To address this, we implemented a movie viewing paradigm and investigated how the everyday... Read More about Multidimensional neural representations of social features during movie viewing..

The well‐worn route revisited: Striatal and hippocampal system contributions to familiar route navigation (2024)
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Buckley, M., McGregor, A., Ihssen, N., Austen, J., Thurlbeck, S., Smith, S. P., …Lew, A. R. (2024). The well‐worn route revisited: Striatal and hippocampal system contributions to familiar route navigation. Hippocampus, https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23607

Classic research has shown a division in the neuroanatomical structures that support flexible (e.g., short‐cutting) and habitual (e.g., familiar route following) navigational behavior, with hippocampal–caudate systems associated with the former and p... Read More about The well‐worn route revisited: Striatal and hippocampal system contributions to familiar route navigation.

How Personality and Dispositional Empathy Predict Contact Quality: The Mediating Roles of Contact Self-Efficacy and Effort towards Contact (2024)
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Birtel, M. D., Di Bernardo, G., Vezzali, L., Turner, R., Crisp, R., & Martin, R. (in press). How Personality and Dispositional Empathy Predict Contact Quality: The Mediating Roles of Contact Self-Efficacy and Effort towards Contact. International Journal of Intercultural Relations,

While the prejudice-reduction effect of intergroup contact has been extensively demonstrated, research identifying antecedents of positive contact and underlying mechanisms is limited. Two studies, in Italy (N = 239 Italian adolescents) and the UK (N... Read More about How Personality and Dispositional Empathy Predict Contact Quality: The Mediating Roles of Contact Self-Efficacy and Effort towards Contact.