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·December 12, 2017·4 min read

Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat, and What You Should Eat Changes as You Age

Binghampton researchers report on how the foods we eat can affect our mental well being, and how our dietary needs change as we age.

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·December 11, 2017·2 min read

Twitter Can Reveal Our Shared Mood

Bristol University researchers reveal strong circadian patterns for both negative and positive moods shared between Twitter users' Tweets.

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·December 1, 2017·3 min read

Cannabis Linked to Bipolar Symptoms in Young Adults

Researchers reveal a link between adolescent cannabis use and an increased risk of bipolar symptoms, including hypomania.

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·November 22, 2017·4 min read

What if Consciousness is Not What Drives the Human Mind?

Researchers provide new insight into human consciousness, reporting we don't consciously choose our feelings or thoughts; we simply become aware of them.

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·November 17, 2017·4 min read

Carefully Crafted Light Pulses Control Neuron Activity

Researchers use coherent control to control the function of a living cell.

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·October 20, 2017·3 min read

New Model Links Emotions and Mental Health

Researchers have developed a new assessment model that breaks emotional regulation into three different elements. The MAS assessment will provide clinicians a new way in which to diagnose mood and mental health disorders.

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·October 6, 2017·3 min read

From Tanning to Smoking: More Traits Associated With Our Neanderthal DNA

Our moods, sleeping patterns, smoking status and how easily we tan may be traced back to our Neanderthal DNA, Max Planck Institute researchers report.

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·September 22, 2017·4 min read

You Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your Friends

A new study reveals how the mood of one friend can impact the moods of others in their social circle.

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·September 13, 2017·5 min read

When Music Makes Male Faces More Attractive

Exposure to music, specifically complex and highly stimulating music, leads women to rate male faces as more attractive and increases willingness to date the men pictured, a new study reports.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

Will Ketamine Treat Your Depression? Check Your Activity Monitor

A new study reports depressed people who responded to ketamine found their activity increased during earlier parts of the day. Researchers suggest clock gene machinery may be linked to the type of depression that responds to ketamine treatment.

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·July 24, 2017·3 min read

Stress Hormone Cortisol Linked to Hippocampal Volume and Mood

Researchers discover smaller hippocampal gray matter volume in people who expressed higher or lower than average levels of cortisol in response to stress.