FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 23, 2021·4 min readPhone Call Anxiety: Why So Many of Us Have It, and How to Get Over ItA significant number of people report feeling anxious when they hear their phones ring. Researchers explore why so many people experience phone call anxiety and address how to limit anxious reactions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 12, 2026·10 min readSocial Inequality Accelerates Biological AgingA new study synthesizes 1,065 effect sizes across 140 independent studies to prove that social disadvantage accelerates biological aging within the epigenome.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·June 12, 2026·12 min readSingle Brain Hub Coordinates Sensory Predictions Across Changing BodiesA new study demonstrates that a tiny cluster of neurons known as the mesencephalic command-associated nucleus (MCA) acts as a centralized timing hub that coordinates internal sensory suppression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 12, 2026·10 min readHow the Unconscious Blocks Distressing LanguageThe unconscious mind acts as a selective gatekeeper, actively suppressing negative spoken words before they can reach conscious awareness.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 12, 2026·13 min readEbola Maintains Active Persistence Inside Human BrainsEbola and other filoviruses establish a state of productive persistence inside immune-privileged human brain tissue.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2026·12 min readReciprocal Generosity is Abandoned Inside Unequal Social RelationshipsSmall adjustments to relationship hierarchy completely reshape our behavioral expectations of reciprocal generosity.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2026·16 min readSocioeconomic Status Leaves Deep Imprints on Developing BrainsAfamily's financial position and neighborhood resources exert the most powerful influence on a child's brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 11, 2026·9 min readTwo Hours of Daily Social Media Linked to Teen DepressionA new study establishes that adolescents who engage with social media for two or more hours per day face increased risks for depressive symptoms and poorer well-being one year later.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2026·10 min readSleep Deprivation Blocks Social Memory AccessSleep deprivation impairs the retrieval of social memories while leaving the underlying physical traces completely intact.Read More
