It happens in an instant: a sudden rush of heat spreading across your cheeks, sometimes even your neck or chest. Whether it’s triggered by an embarrassing moment, an unexpected compliment, or even a ...

Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed. Regardless of how you get there, why does embarrassment almost inevitably come with burning cheeks that turn an obvious shade of red ...

Why do we blush? Research subjects watched their own karaoke to find out. Participants in a new study blushed while watching videos of themselves singing popular karaoke songs from Adele, Mariah Carey ...

A new collaboration explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI scanner. A new collaboration between researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, the University of Amsterdam ...

A new collaboration between researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Chieti explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI ...