Human Behaviour

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Music therapy is often used to aid improvement in multiple areas of brain function deficit and to improve quality of life, as well as facilitating physical healing. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Do you know that music is a natural healer?

Music is a clear reflection of the sum totality of human behaviour.

22 Apr 2019 9:38 AM

The study found that women basically have little interest in having casual sex at first, unless they find the man really attractive. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Men act uninterested in sex in order to get it

Women find men who are overly eager to have sex unattractive: Study.

13 Apr 2019 1:17 PM

Study shows "cognitive shortcut" we have built into our brains to be generous or fair can be easily switched off if we learn there will not be any payback. (Photo: Pixabay)

City life makes humans less kind to strangers, says study

Study supports the theory that our ingrained cooperative spirit is a remnant of our evolutionary past.

25 Oct 2018 11:10 AM

Making Alexa guess

Amazon has been testing hunches in the lab and expects to roll out the feature later this year.

23 Sep 2018 1:20 AM

Octopus and human lineages are separated by more than 500 million years of evolution. (Photo: Pixabay)

Octopus on ecstasy behaves the same as human, reveals secret genetic link

Study finds despite anatomical differences between octopus and human brain, there are molecular similarities in serotonin transporter gene.

22 Sep 2018 3:22 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Math helps understand how human behaviour spreads infectious diseases

The new model could allow scientists to better prevent undesirable outcomes.

16 Aug 2018 11:27 AM

The survival of our species literally depends on sex. Yet it is a hotbed of misperceptions, because unlike many other core human behaviours, sex mostly happens behind firmly closed doors. (Photo: Pexels)

Think others are having more sex than you? Think again

The perception of people’s sex lives is very inaccurate, with many presuming young females make love every weekday.

11 Aug 2018 12:06 PM

Asked to take medicine, youth stabs his mother

The accused then picked up a knife in anger and allegedly told his mother that she trusted the doctor more than god.

08 Jun 2018 5:25 AM

Music makes male faces more attractive for women, suggests study

Various theories have been proposed.

20 Sep 2017 8:13 PM

Men are most boring at this age: Survey

You know you want to know even if you don't agree.

10 Sep 2017 12:40 PM

Men better at Scrabble because women think it's pointless: Study

Here's why.

07 Sep 2017 6:43 PM

Researchers investigate the contagious effect of yawning

Here's why you cannot fight it.

01 Sep 2017 2:49 PM

Turns out, 80-year-olds as street-smart as 18-year-olds

Here is what the findings suggest.

28 Aug 2017 11:26 AM

Bad behaviour is trending online, inspiring it in real life

Social media satisfies a human need for connection and its affects can be powerful

10 Jul 2017 4:56 PM

It is important to understand the mechanisms underlying jealousy. (Photo: Pixabay)

How jealousy plays out between lovers in digital age

Here's how it plays out on social media.

08 Jul 2017 11:39 AM

Cultural background linked to how people deceive others

This has implications for everything from forensic risk assessments, discrimination proceedings and the evaluation of asylum seekers.

07 Jun 2017 12:24 PM

A majority of the suicides are by men, and many choose to hang themselves from ceiling fans.

Study: Kota moves to change fans in a bid to reduce suicides

Statistics show that fear of failure is more potent than fear of death. Will innovative methods to deflect those on a suicidal path be effective?

09 Apr 2017 5:55 AM

Taking fewer risks might generally be regarded as a good thing.

Why are older people more cautious?

In older age, people can become so risk-averse that it is counter-productive.

19 Dec 2016 12:13 AM

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