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Kids tune in to smiles, not frowns

Kids tune in to smiles, not frowns

Striving to get your kids’ attention? Try cracking a smile. Children are more attuned to happy faces than angry faces—while young adults are more attuned to angry expressions.

Feb 5, 2016

PTSD soldiers more likely to see a world full of threat

PTSD soldiers more likely to see a world full of threat

Soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may see a world more full of threat than those not suffering from the affliction, according to a study led by UBC and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.

Jun 25, 2015

How your brain reacts to emotional information is influenced by your genes

How your brain reacts to emotional information is influenced by your genes

Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a UBC neuroscientist.

May 6, 2015

Genes predispose some people to focus on the negative

Genes predispose some people to focus on the negative

A new study finds that some people are genetically predisposed to see the world darkly.

Oct 10, 2013

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