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We’ve known that having a child changes women’s brains. Now, research is finding it changes men’s brains, too.

Researchers at USC Dornsife say widely used large language models like ChatGPT and Claude could be standardizing how people communicate, reason and understand culture.

Large language models may be standardizing human expression — and subtly influencing how we think, say computer science and psychology researchers at USC Dornsife.

Artificial intelligence often displays questionable moral instincts. USC Dornsife researchers are investigating how to keep them aligned with human values.

A USC Dornsife study shows that combining brain imaging methods may help forecast which adolescents are most at risk for developing anxiety disorders, years before symptoms appear.

People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, a new study suggests.

A multi-university twin study led in part by USC Dornsife researchers finds that accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to steeper IQ declines by midlife.

Is extreme wealth a moral failure or a badge of honor? A global study co-led by USC Dornsife reveals what really drives our judgments about the ultra-rich.

USC Dornsife psychologists show that empathy can be conditioned through emotional rewards — revealing a surprising path to compassion.