True Grit: Keeping the Faith, or Willingness to Push Yourself, as You AgeMaintaining a growth mindset and belief in yourself as you age helps you succeed at skills you wish to master.Read More
Staring at Yourself During Virtual Chats May Worsen Your MoodThe more a person stares at themselves while in a virtual meeting, the more their mood decreases, a new study reports.Read More
Stress Accelerates Immune AgingStress accelerates immune aging, cumulating in increasing the risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and contracting severe viral infections such as COVID-19.Read More
A Glimpse Into the Dog’s Mind: A New Study Reveals How Dogs Think of Their ToysDogs have multi-modal mental imagery of items and objects that are familiar to them. When a dog thinks about an object, they imagine the object's different sensory features.Read More
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Linked to Hormone-Sensitive Brain DisorderA new study reveals that 34% of people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) have attempted suicide. Researchers say PMDD is an independent contributor to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Read More
A Brain Circuit for Addiction Remission IdentifiedUsing lesion network mapping, researchers identified brain circuits associated with addiction remission. The findings provide a new target for the development of treatments for addiction.Read More
Brain Differences in Pain Modulation in People With Self-Injury BehaviorOn average, women who self-harm have a higher tolerance to pain than those who do not self-injure. Brain scans revealed greater connectivity between brain areas involved in pain perception and pain modulation in those who self-harm.Read More
Does Grief Depend on How the Loved One Died?Researchers found no difference in the intensity of grief or the levels of distress between those who lost loved ones to medically assisted death or natural death in palliative care.Read More
Negative Schizotypal Traits Predict Reward Motivation Reduction in Effort-Reward ImbalancePeople who display high schizotypal traits are more likely to perceive effort-reward imbalance. Researchers found a link between effort-reward imbalance and reduced gray matter volume, and altered resting-state functional connectivity in those with schizotypal traits.Read More
Does Media Exposure Influence an Individual’s Risk of Radicalization?Exposure to radicalized content online, both active and passive, was associated with a more meaningful relationship with radicalization.Read More
Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Developing Alcohol Problems, Even for Moderate DrinkersModerate drinkers who have a pattern of binge drinking are five times more likely to develop alcohol use disorders than moderate drinkers who do not binge drink.Read More
Are We Born With a Moral Compass?Study reports young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding new light on the origins of human morality.Read More