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MedicalJune 30, 2026

Social Mindfulness Favored Political Ingroup Members in fMRI Study

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience used functional MRI (fMRI) to show that adults made more socially mindful choices for political ingroup members than for outgroup or unclassified partners. Key Findings The fMRI task tested…

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Health & WellnessJune 9, 2026

Conservative Social Attitudes Linked to Higher Fertility Across 72 Countries

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Evolutionary Psychological Science linked more conservative social attitudes with a slightly higher reported number of biological children across 72 countries, with stronger patterns for women on some attitude measures. Key Findings Cros…

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Social Mindfulness Favored Political Ingroup Members in fMRI Study

Conservative Social Attitudes Linked to Higher Fertility Across 72 Countries

The findings. The context. The caveats.