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psychologytoday.comCan Brain Imaging Teach Us Anything about Racism?
Brain imaging is "the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure". There are four group racial bias: the amygdala, insula, ventral striatum, and the prefrontal cortex. The amygdala is critical for emotional learning and also, fear memory. Caucasian's and African's showed greater amygdala activation in a study when shown black faces than white faces. This is due to cultural learning rather than one's true values.
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cbc.caThe real science behind falling in and out of love | CBC Life
In this article Helen Fisher answers common question in an exporential way. The main brain region that explains the reason people fall in love is the ventral tegmental area. It makes dopamine and sends it to other brain regions. Millions of years ago our mating energy evolved, which allows us to focus on one individual for the mating process. Yet, we still control our actions. As demanding as our brain is, we can still fight the urge for certian relastionships and feelings to emerge from a single action.
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theconversation.comWhy we are secretly attracted to people who look like our parents
All species learn what a suitable mate is for them based on the appearance of their parents. Women tend to pick partners whose faces look a bit like their fathers’, while men often choose partners who resemble their mothers. There are even visible similarities between partner and parent height, hair color, eye color, ethnicity and the degree of body hair. Adopted kids seem to choose their signifant other that resembles their foster parent.
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biology.stackexchange.comAre we more attracted to people of the same ethnicity?
The majority of people marry within their ethnicity. Races are genetically identified. According to scientific research, women are more likely to prefer a distinct race, whereas men are more likely to not have a preference. Just as in penguins, they will mate until they are placed in a different location, where they become are less interested. The average person that one meets in America is white. This topic will obviously connect to racial problems.
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wonderopolis.orgDo You See What I See?
New research has led scientists to believe that not everyone sees the same. Scientists believe that one person's red could sometimes be another person's blue. Researchers are in the process of proving that colors are differentiated by how our brains react differently to different wavelengths of light. Another factor that may affect perception is the physical parts of our body that process the information from the world around us. Most people have three different photoreceptors in the backs of their eyes that perceive red, green and blue. Color-blind people may be missing one or more of these photoreceptors. Others may have a fourth photoreceptor that help them see the full range of colors with greater sensitivity than the average person.
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blogs.psychcentral.com7 Consequences of Having an Emotionally Detached Parent
Having an emotionally unavailable parent can lead to a lifelong journey of unstable relationships. It can also result in emotional neediness, identity confusion, poor attachment, and low self-esteem. Without a loving parental figure, children are likely to develop multiple personalities. The results seem to be academic difficulties, fear of abandonment, and many other challenges. Children can also affect the relationship of parents, as well.
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mother.lyHow a parent’s affection shapes a child’s happiness for life
Research over the past decade highlights the link between affection in childhood and health and happiness in the future. Science supports the idea that warmth and affection expressed by parents to their children results in life-long positive outcomes for those children. Higher self esteem, improved academic performance, better parent-child communication, and fewer psychological and behavior problems have been linked to this type of affection. On the other hand, children who do not have affectionate parents tend to have lower self esteem and to feel more antisocial. Mothers who stay home with their kids seem to have a better relationship with their children.
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psychologytoday.comPeople Who Are Unable To Love
Being rejected can be hard enough but being silently rejected day after day can really get to you. People who are unable to love because of childhood experiences hold a lasting impact on their lives and the lives of their children to come. These people are not inherently evil, they are simply unable to love. Deep down they struggle with an implicit form of resentment. Below their level of conscious awareness they feel unloved, worthless and resentful.
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theconversation.comLove and disability: 'inter-ability relationships' conquer stereotypes
Cosmetic enhanced beauty isn't based on the actual character of the person. Someone with disibilities must develop strong self-esteem. This means that one must be defiant of what others may think. Disabilities are not attractive because of baseless stereotype. When in witness to someone with a disability, one seems to show pity. Disabled people are constantly feeling the eyes of despair.
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psychologicalscience.orgBeauty is in the Mind of the Beholder
The first thing we notice when we meet someone is their face. The brain is a beauty detector. Even across cultures there is agreement about what makes someone pretty or handsome. The evidence strongly counters that preferences are mainly acquired through life experience. An attractive man, in the eyes of female participants, is one with prominent cheekbones, eyebrow ridges, and a long lower face. Some childlike appearance add to women’s attractions in the eyes of males.
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