FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 17, 2023·4 min readNo Magic Number for Time It Takes to Form HabitsThe speed of habit formation differs according to the behavior in question and several other factors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2019·2 min readTrain the Brain to Form Good Habits Through RepetitionAccording to researchers, forming both good and bad habits depends more on how often you perform an action than the satisfaction you get from the action.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 7, 2020·4 min readBrain Structural Elements in Psychiatric DisordersComparing data from multiple neuroimaging studies, researchers found shared brain structural abnormalities between four psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They also identified brain signatures unique to each condition.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2023·4 min readCommon Brain Network for Psychiatric Illness DiscoveredInvestigating four pre-existing, publically available psychological and neurological data sets, researchers identify a network of brain areas that underlie psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2016·5 min readWomen and People Under the Age of 35 Most at Risk of AnxietyAccording to a new study, women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 28, 2020·3 min readCan’t Be Away From Your Phone? Study Finds Link to Higher Levels of Obsession-CompulsionInterpersonal sensitivity, obsessive compulsions, and the time per day spent using a cell phone are strong predictors of nomophobia, a condition defined as a fear of being away from smart technology.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2016·4 min readOCD Population Has Higher Rate of Genetic Mutations: Pilot StudyResearchers have taken the first steps into identifying genetics factors associated with OCD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2014·3 min readOCD Patients’ Brains Light up to Reveal How Compulsive Habits DevelopThe compulsions in OCD could be due to a misfiring in the caudate nucleus, a new neuroimaging study proposes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 12, 2021·5 min readSpit Samples Uncover Genetic Risk Factors for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderChildren and young adults with a specific variant of the PTPRD gene are at greater risk of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder.Read More
Neuroscience·June 28, 2021·4 min readGene Discovery May Hold Key to Better Therapies for OcdA new study links a distinct pattern of genetic mutations with OCD in humans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 24, 2013·9 min readGenetic Analysis Reveals Insights into the Genetic Architecture of OCD, Tourette SyndromeA new study confirms both OCD and TS are highly heritable. The research also reveals major differences between the underlying genetic makeup of both disorders.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·July 15, 2016·5 min readA Fast Acting Drug for OCDA new study provides a deeper understanding of the mechanisms behind OCD and suggests the disorder could be treated by a class of drugs that has been investigated in clinical trails.Read More
