New research reveals that certain alterations in the brain may be present in pedophiles, with differences between hands-on offenders and those who have not sexually offended against children.
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October 24, 2016 | Categories: Neuroscience Research, Psychology | Tags: behavioral science, neurobiology, neurology, pedophile, peer reviewed, psychology, science, sexual behavior | Leave a comment
With the sale of sex shifting online, today’s pimps are avoiding police detection by using underground websites, social media, mobile apps and even by hiding their ads on mainstream sites such as Craigslist and Backpage. In a first-of-its-kind study, criminologists interviewed 71 pimps in Atlanta and Chicago to determine how their marketing decisions are influenced by police enforcement of online prostitution.
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August 15, 2016 | Categories: Ethics, Politics | Tags: behavioral science, criminals, law enforcement, peer reviewed, political issues, science, sex, sexual behavior, social science | 3 Comments
Over the last 50 years, political rights for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals have significantly broadened in some countries, while they have narrowed in others. In many parts of the world, political and popular support for LGB rights hinges on questions about the prevalence, causes, and consequences of non-heterosexual orientations.
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April 25, 2016 | Categories: Biology | Tags: behavioral science, couples, lifestyle, Mental Health Stuff, psychology, science, sexual behavior | 1 Comment
Earlier this year, we looked at a study that suggested sexting can be healthy in a relationship, but that study primarily looked at non-married couples and the average age for the behavior was, as you may expect, young adult. Which may lead you to think that married couples don’t sext. In fact, married couples do report sexting, but it is much less common than in young adult relationships and consists more of intimate talk with their partners than sending nude or nearly nude photos via mobile phones, according to a new study.
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October 28, 2015 | Categories: Psychology, Technology | Tags: behavioral science, cell phones, couples, decision making, marriage, Mental Health Stuff, peer reviewed, psychology, science, sexual behavior, social science | 3 Comments
If men take up more of the child-care duties, splitting them equally with their female partners, heterosexual couples have more satisfaction with their relationships and their sex lives, according to new research by sociologists. The group used data from more than 900 heterosexual couples’ responses in the 2006 Marital Relationship Study (MARS).
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August 23, 2015 | Categories: Psychology | Tags: behavior, behavioral science, child care, couples, family, neurobiology, neurology, parenting, peer reviewed, psychology, public health, science, sexual behavior | 2 Comments
You’ve heard that romance starts in the kitchen and not in the bedroom. Well, researchers at Drexel University finally have the science to support that saying – but not the way you might think. Researchers found that women’s brains respond more to romantic cues on a full stomach than an empty one. The study explored brain circuitry in hungry versus satiated states among women who were past-dieters and those who had never dieted.
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August 16, 2015 | Categories: Biology, Neuroscience Research, Psychology | Tags: behavior, behavioral science, eating disorders, health, neurobiology, neurology, obesety, peer reviewed, science, sexual behavior | Leave a comment
Previous studies have shown that men find female faces more attractive when the women are ovulating, but the visual clues that allow this are unclear. Now, new research investigating whether it might be to do with subtle changes in skin colour has shown that women’s faces do increase in redness during ovulation, but the levels of change are just under the detectable range of the human eye.
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June 30, 2015 | Categories: Biology, Women's Health | Tags: behavior, bioinformatics, biomechanics, biophysics, fertility, health, neurobiology, neurology, peer reviewed, science, sexual behavior, zoology | 2 Comments
Sexual dysfunction in women can be linked to low resting heart rate variability, a finding that could help clinicians treat the condition, according to a study by psychologists from The University of Texas at Austin.
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June 19, 2015 | Categories: Health and Medicine, Women's Health | Tags: behavior, gynecology, health professionals, heart health, neurobiology, neurology, peer reviewed, political issues, science, sex-linked conditions, sexual behavior | Leave a comment