How Males and Females React to Stress Up, in Anxiety Sync

Summary: When mice face fear, they often freeze—and when paired, they typically freeze together. A new study reveals that male-female pairs maintain synchronized fear responses even under stress, unlike same-sex pairs.Males tend to mimic each other, while females adapt by self-correcting their behavior. These distinct strategies may reflect different social...

Hidden Emotional Cues in Autism Can Be Discovered In Micromovements

Summary: New research reveals that individuals with autism express emotions using the same facial muscles as neurotypical individuals, but at intensities too subtle for the human eye to detect. Using a novel method called micromovement spikes, researchers captured these faint expressions in five-second videos, uncovering emotion where others see none.This...

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