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·January 3, 2019·4 min read

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Youth May Be a Red Flag For Other Psychological Issues

A new study reports obsessive and compulsive behaviors in young people may represent a red flag for other more serious psychiatric conditions. Researchers report a link between OCS and an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in young people.

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·January 3, 2019·4 min read

What Predicts Teen Partner Rape?

Researchers have identified specific risk factors, including coercive control, greater age differences and physical abuse, as predictors of sexual violence in a young woman's first romantic relationship.

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·January 2, 2019·3 min read

Why Are People Religious? A Cognitive Perspective

Researchers investigate both the cognitive and neurobiological basis of why so people have religious beliefs.

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·January 2, 2019·5 min read

Higher Levels of Nicotine May Help Smokers Quit

Researchers report allowing smokers to dictate their nicotine intake while trying to quit makes them more likely to succeed. Results suggest most smokers who use nicotine replacement medications can tolerate doses that are four times higher than normally recommended.

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·December 31, 2018·6 min read

Tips For A New Year Tuneup For Your Brain

Researchers provide strategies for enhancing brain health and lowering stress in the new year.

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·December 21, 2018·3 min read

People with Schizophrenia Experience Emotions Differently From Others, Body Map Shows

Study reveals those with schizophrenia have an overall reduction of bodily sensations across all emotions, where as those without the disorder show specific patterns of increase arousal and decreased energy across the body for each emotion.

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·December 21, 2018·5 min read

How a Trippy 1980s Video Effect Might Help Explain Consciousness

Researchers argue consciousness may be caused by the way the brain generates energetic feedback loops.

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·December 20, 2018·5 min read

Gut-Brain Connection Signals Behavioral Alterations While Eating: Worm Study

Researchers have identified neurons in the guts of C. elegans that detect when bacteria are ingested and release a neurotransmitter that signals the brain to halt locomotion.

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·December 13, 2018·3 min read

How the Brain Tells You to Scratch That Itch

Researchers shed light on the mechanism that drives the uncontrollable urge to scratch an itch.

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·December 12, 2018·6 min read

Researchers Report Findings From Havana Embassy Phenomenon

Researchers present their findings about the acute neurosensory symptoms experienced by workers in the Havana embassy exposed to a unique sound and pressure phenomenon in 2016.

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·December 11, 2018·6 min read

How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall

After creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.

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·December 10, 2018·5 min read

Siblings of Children with ASD or ADHD Are At Elevated Risk of Both Disorders

According to a new study, siblings of children diagnosed with ASD or ADHD have an increased risk of being diagnosed with the disorders themselves. Researchers found the odds of being diagnosed with ASD were 30 times higher for those who had older siblings with autism, and 3.7 times higher for ADHD diagnosis.