FeaturedPsychology·November 3, 2016·3 min readPupil Response to Negative Facial Expressions Predicts Depression Relapse RiskResearchers report pupil dilation in reaction to negative facial expressions could predict a risk for relapse in those with depression.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2017·3 min readDepression Risk Following Natural Disaster Can Be Predicted By Pupil DilationA new study reveals a person's pupil dilation may give hints as to their risk of developing depression following a natural disaster.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 20, 2017·4 min readPeople Who Go To Bed Late Have Less Control Over OCD SymptomsAccording to researchers, going to be late can result in lower perceived control of obsessive thoughts for those with OCD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 11, 2018·4 min readParental Criticism Impacts How Children’s Brains Respond to Emotional InformationA new study reveals children show less attention to emotional facial expressions if their parents are highly critical.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 27, 2018·3 min readDiet Has Bigger Impact on Emotional Well Being in Women than MenAccording to researchers, women may need a diet that includes a larger spectrum of nutrients which help support mood, compared to men.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePainPsychology·January 14, 2019·3 min readPain and Substance Abuse Interact in a Vicious CycleBeing in pain and taking illicit substances can lead to a vicious cycle that ultimately worsens and maintains both addiction and pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 9, 2019·3 min readKratom herbal supplement used to treat addiction and pain found unsafe by researchersKratom, a herbal supplement used to manage pain and treat opioid addiction, is unsafe to use, researchers report. The supplement has been linked to an increased risk of tachycardia, hallucinations, coma, and cardiac arrest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2019·3 min readObesity tied to weakened response to tasteHigh-fat diets produce blunted, more prevalent responses to taste in the brain and weaken the association of taste responses with ingestive behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 16, 2019·3 min readNew algorithm can distinguish cyberbullies from normal Twitter users with 90% accuracyA new deep learning system is 90% accurate in identifying cyberbullies on the popular social media site Twitter.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 11, 2020·4 min readOlder children’s brains respond differently to rewarding vs. negative experiences late in dayOlder children have stronger neural responses to rewards over punishments later in the afternoon. In younger children, this pattern is reversed.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 29, 2020·4 min readIncreased Attention to Sad Faces Predicts Depression Risk in TeenagersBiased attention to sad faces increases the risk of teenagers developing depression, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 1, 2021·5 min readNeanderthals Had the Capacity to Perceive and Produce Human SpeechA new study reveals Neanderthals had the ability to perceive and produce human speech.Read More
