FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2022·3 min readNature Helps Us Cope With Body Image ThreatsSpending time in nature helps reduce negative feelings about body image and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 7, 2021·4 min readNature-Based Activities Can Improve Mood and Reduce AnxietyParticipating in nature-based activities including exercise, gardening, and conservation, helps improve mood and reduce anxiety for those with mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·August 19, 2021·5 min readA Parent’s Genes Can Influence a Child’s Educational Success, Inherited or NotGenetic nurture, the concept that the parent's genes indirectly influence their children by shaping the environment they provide for them, is almost equally important in a child's educational achievement as direct genetic inheritance.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 15, 2021·5 min readSpending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our BrainsBrain structure and mood improve when people spend time outdoors. This has positive implications for concentration, memory, and overall psychological wellbeing.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 12, 2021·3 min readNature Draws Out a Happy Place for ChildrenChildren raised in areas without much access to green space consider nature to be their "happy place", a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 18, 2021·5 min readPandemic Got You Down? a Little Nature Could HelpResearchers report spending time in nature has a positive effect on mental and emotional wellbeing, regardless of which country you are from.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 16, 2020·6 min readIn Pandemic, People Are Turning to Nature, Especially WomenPeople report spending more time relaxing and enjoying nature as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Women, especially, report spending more time outdoors during the pandemic.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 9, 2020·6 min readHuman Wilderness Connection Has Psychological Roots and Could Reduce Disease RiskFeeling calm after spending time in nature is a sign your psychological needs are being met, a new study reports. People's attachment to wilderness can be explained by their psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 4, 2020·4 min readNurture Trumps Nature in Determining Severity of PTSD SymptomsThe ability to foster and form secure interpersonal attachments can mitigate some of the genetic risks associated with PTSD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 3, 2020·4 min readSchizophrenia: Nurture Cannot Overcome NatureToo much methionine in-vitro caused schizophrenia in mice, regardless of the level of postpartum care. Researchers suggest the same outcome would be true for humans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 22, 2020·4 min readScientists track the link between wildlife and COVID-19Virologist and computational neuroscientists agree, how humans treat and trade animals may have played a significant role in the coronavirus pandemic and other viral infections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 2, 2020·3 min readHow COVID-19 sheds when symptoms are relatively mildStudy reports viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 occurs in the upper respiratory tract during early COVID-19 infection when symptoms are mild or hardly noticeable.Read More