FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 23, 2024·5 min readRumination Alters Brain’s Response to Social RejectionA new study reveals that adolescent girls who ruminate show distinct brain activity patterns when facing social rejection. Using fMRI scans, the research demonstrates increased activity in brain areas related to self-concept and emotional states in girls prone to rumination.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 20, 2023·8 min readIs Suppressing Negative Thoughts A Path to Improved Mental Health?A new study challenges the traditional belief surrounding the suppression of negative thoughts and mental well-being. Researchers trained participants to suppress fears and worries, observing that these thoughts became less vivid and participants' mental health improved.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 29, 2023·4 min readDecoding Repetitive Negative Thoughts: Machine Learning Predicts RuminationA team of researchers have developed a predictive model to recognize patterns of persistent negative thinking, or rumination, using machine learning. Researchers hypothesized that the variance of dynamic connectivity between certain brain regions, such as the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), could be associated with rumination.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 17, 2023·4 min readRepetitive Negative Thinking During Low Mood Linked to Suicidal ThoughtsCognitive rumination, or repetitive negative thinking, while in a "low mood" was associated with increased suicidal thoughts in young adults with major depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2022·3 min readHow People Control Unwanted ThoughtsProactively avoiding an association that triggers an unwanted thought or memory is more effective than reactive control is more effective when trying to prevent repetitive looping of unwanted thoughts.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 20, 2022·4 min readRuminating on Our Ruminations Causes More DepressionNegative metacognitions and rumination can exacerbate symptoms of depression, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 1, 2021·6 min readWhat Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental HealthTen minutes of idle thought can tell us a lot about the potential risk of depression, researchers say. Those who tend to ruminate and were more past or negatively focused in their idle thoughts had an increased risk of depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2020·5 min readHow Can You Declutter Your Mind?If you want to conjure a new thought in your mind, you have to force yourself to stop ruminating on old thoughts. The insight could help with the treatment of PTSD and other disorders associated with rumination.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 29, 2020·3 min readResearchers Uncover Network Mechanism Underlying RuminationResearchers have uncovered the neural mechanism underlying rumination. The study reports when rumination occurs, coupling between the core and medial temporal lobe subsystems of the default mode network becomes elevated, while coupling between the core and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex decreases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2020·5 min readRepetitive negative thinking linked to dementia riskRepetitive negative thinking (RNT) in those aged over 55 is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and deposition of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease. People who exhibited higher levels of RNT experienced more cognitive and memory problems over four years. They were more likely to have both amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 13, 2017·5 min readTackling Depression By Changing the Way You ThinkUsing metacognitive therapy to reduce rumination can help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study reports.Read More