FeaturedPsychology·October 3, 2017·6 min readEarlier School Start Time May Increase Depression and Anxiety RiskA study from Rochester University researchers adds to growing evidence that school start times can have an impact on adolescent mental health.They reveal teens who start school before 8:30 am are at an increased risk of developing depression and anxiety due to compromised sleep quality.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 2, 2017·4 min readResearchers Seek to End Damaging Dementia Psychosis CycleResearchers are developing new psychological therapies and using cutting edge techniques to help treat symptoms of psychosis in dementia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 27, 2017·5 min readAnxious Moms May Give Clues About How Anxiety DevelopsAccording to researchers, babies whose mothers were more anxious spent longer focusing on environmental threats than those whose moms were more relaxed.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 21, 2017·3 min readOne in Four Girls is Depressed at Age 14UCL researchers report 24 percent of girls aged 14 report feeling symptoms of depression. Only 9 percent of young teenage males reported feeling depressed.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 21, 2017·4 min readBrain Inflammation Linked to Suicidal Thinking in DepressionResearchers have identified increased inflammatory activation markers in the brains of people with major depressive disorder who report suicidal ideations. The findings support recent research that anti-inflammatories may provide antidepressant effects for some patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 20, 2017·3 min readGuess Who? Facial Expressions Can Cause ConfusionUniversity of Bristol researchers report expressive faces can cause identity confusion.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 18, 2017·3 min readDebunking the Myth That OCD is Associated With Superior IntelligenceA new study disputes a myth popularized by Freud. Reporting in Neuropsychological Review, researchers say they have found no association between obsessive compulsive disorder and higher IQ.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2017·3 min readPeople with Schizophrenia Left Out of Longevity RevolutionUCSD researchers investigate the longevity gap between people with schizophrenia and the general population. The note a 37 percent increase in the mean standardized mortality rate in people with schizophrenia from studies conducted pre-1970's to those conducted more recently.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 9, 2017·3 min readBrain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia DiscoveredResearchers have identified a specific area of the brain responsible for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. The researchers were able to control the hallucinations with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 5, 2017·6 min readUltra Rare Gene Mutations Implicated in Eating DisordersResearchers report ultra rare damaging genetic variants contribute to the risk of developing eating disorders.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2017·5 min readPeople Who Hear Voices Can Detect Hidden Speech in Unusual SoundsA new study published in Brain reveals people who experience auditory vocal hallucinations are better at detecting hidden speech in ambiguous sounds than non voice-hearers.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 7, 2017·5 min readBrain Acidity Imbalance in Psychiatric DisordersResearchers discover imbalanced pH and lactate levels in the brains of mouse models of schizophrenia, ASD and bipolar disorder. They believe the imbalances could reflect an underlying pathophysiology to some psychiatric disorders.Read More
