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Smoking cigarettes linked to negative personality changes

Neuroscience NewsJune 30, 2019

Using the Big Five model of personality traits, researchers found smokers were more likely to experience an increase in neuroticism over time. Quitting smoking did not have an impact on altering the negative personality traits.... Read More...

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Researchers Identify Five Types of Insomnia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2019

Researchers have identified five different subtypes of the sleep disorder insomnia, including difficulty falling asleep and early morning awakening. The study reports insomnia subtypes may be identified by examining personality traits of sufferers. ... Read More...

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Do You Have a Healthy Personality? Researchers Think They Can Tell You

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2018

Researchers have created a model of what they consider a 'healthy personality type', using contemporary trait perspective. ... Read More...

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Four Personality Types Based on New Data

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2018

A new, comprehensive data analysis study challenges existing paradigms in psychology relating to personality types. Researchers report there appear to be four major clusters of personality types.... Read More...

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The Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2018

Researchers have identified a gene that has evolved through natural selection and is implicated in psychiatric disorders and personality traits. The study suggests natural selection has helped shaped our psychiatric traits and helped to maintain human diversity.... Read More...

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Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2018

A new study examines how a person's mental state affects how they look at a piece of art.... Read More...

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Personality Trait Shares Genetic Link With Depression

Neuroscience NewsDecember 21, 2017

University of Edinburgh researchers report many genes linked to neuroticism are also linked to depression. The findings may help to develop more personalized treatments with depressive disorders.... Read More...

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Industrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s Populations

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2017

People who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.... Read More...

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Combinations of Certain Personality Traits May Guard Against Anxiety and Depression

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2017

According to researchers, having high levels of neuroticism may put people at higher risk of mood disorders. However, if the person is also extroverted or conscientious, the combined personality traits may act as a buffer against depression and anxiety.... Read More...

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Personality Changes Don’t Precede Clinical Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 21, 2017

Despite popular belief, researchers have found no evidence that personality changes appear prior to the onset of dementia. The findings are published in JAMA Psychiatry.... Read More...

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Naughty or Nice? Personality Traits Linked to Differences in Brain Structure

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 25, 2017

Researchers report on how differences in cortical anatomy relates to each of the five factors of personality.... Read More...

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Loneliness is a Heritable Trait

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 20, 2016

According to a new study, the risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics and these genes are also associated with neuroticism and depression. ... Read More...

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