FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 16, 2018·4 min readPrenatal Exposure to Violence Leads to Increased Toddler Aggression Toward MomA critical new study reports prenatal interpersonal violence can affect emotional regulation by toddlers toward their mothers. Researchers report children of mothers who were victims of domestic abuse during pregnancy, are more likely to exhibit aggression toward their moms in toddlerhood.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 18, 2017·5 min readPoor Sleep When You’re Depressed or Anxious May Make it Harder to See PositivesSleep plays an important role in being able to regulate negative emotions, especially in people with depression and anxiety, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2017·4 min readTalking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Stressful EmotionsThinking or talking about oneself in the third person can lead people to consider themselves in similar ways to how they think about others, a new study reports. Researchers say talking about yourself in the third person may allow you to distance yourself from stressful experiences and help to regulate emotion.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 12, 2022·4 min readInternet Treatment for Anger WorksA four-week online anger management program helps decrease anger and aggression, and improve emotional regulation in those with aggressive behaviors.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 2, 2017·4 min readBrain Circuits May Reveal Which Young People Are Likely to Commit SuicideResearchers find significant differences in the brains of teens with bipolar disorder that attempt to take their lives over those with the disorder who have never attempted suicide.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 13, 2018·6 min readHow Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Immune SystemA new study reports teens faced with chronic family stress have higher blood pressure and worse immune response to bacterial infections. However, those who used cognitive reappraisal had lower blood pressure, despite the pressures they faced.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 27, 2018·6 min readExtreme Childhood Stress Can Harm Social Learning for Years to ComeResearchers explore how early extreme childhood stress can have a negative impact on social learning and mental health later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2021·4 min readCoping With Schizophrenia, When Emotions Can Be Too MuchPeople with schizophrenia struggle to manage low-level negative emotions as the negative emotions increase. Those with schizophrenia are less likely to employ coping strategies when stressed than those without the disorder, causing an escalation in their negative emotions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 20, 2015·5 min readAbused Children Show Encouraging Ability to Regulate EmotionsAccording to a new study, children who have been maltreated have a surprising ability to regulate their emotions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 18, 2017·5 min readMom’s Support Helps Kids Learn to Regulate Negative Emotion, but What if Mom is Distressed?Findings could help to develop new strategies that can help parents to regulate their own emotions while managing their child's aversive behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 19, 2017·5 min readInvestigating Emotional Spillover in the BrainStudy reports inhibiting the activity of the lateral prefrontal cortex can help knock out emotional spillover.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 24, 2018·4 min readSweeter Dreams in a Peaceful MindAccording to researchers, people with higher levels of peace of mind have more positive dream emotions. By contrast, those who feel anxious report more negative dreams.Read More
