(Dan Robitzski) In the developing brain, there’s a critical period of time when adolescents learn how to socialize. This critical period happens right around the point of sexual maturity in mice, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. But the scientists also found that they could re-open that window by giving adult mice a single dose of the drug MDMA — a finding that could point to new treatments for humans.
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Intimacy Crisis: The Percentage of American Adults Not Having Sex Has Reached a Record High
(Justin Deschamps) An intimacy crisis is at our doorstep. Life, in a sense, is all about finding better ways to meet our fundamental needs. These needs are personal, social, and universal, a blend of animal instincts and biological urges energizing an evolving psyche, even an emerging spiritual nature—the soul. Since time immemorial, humanity has had to contend with these needs, yet we continue to struggle with them in our advancing world—especially the grandest of needs, the desire for intimacy, fellowship, and union with others.