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·April 20, 2022·6 min read

Windows to the Soul: Pupils Reveal ‘Aphantasia’ – The Absence of Visual Imagination

People who experience visual imagination have pupillary responses that optimize the amount of light hitting the retina and change in response to imagined items. This pupillary response does not occur in those with aphantasia.

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·March 16, 2018·4 min read

Study Casts Doubt on Ketamine Nasal Sprays for Depression

A new study reports intranasal delivery of ketamine may cause problematic side effects for some people with depression.

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·September 19, 2019·4 min read

Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory

What you eat may impact your long-term spatial memory. Rats fed a cafeteria-style diet, high in saturated fats and refined carbs, experienced deterioration in spatial memory that was incremental, according to the pattern of access to junk foods.

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·May 16, 2023·5 min read

Harnessing Psychedelics for Mental Health

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the prescription of MDMA and psilocybin by authorized psychiatrists for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. This decision, a first worldwide, has sparked a debate among experts. While some hail it as a breakthrough for patients unresponsive to conventional therapies, others express concerns about its implementation.

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·November 21, 2022·6 min read

Children as Young as 10 Are Repeat Self-Harming

One-quarter of teens and young adults engaged in episodes of self-harm on more than one occasion. Repeated self-harm episodes are more likely to occur during the first year of the first episode, with the greatest risk within the first month.

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·August 10, 2021·5 min read

Less Stress for Women Who Know Their Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

Women who know their genetic risk profiles for breast cancer report feeling less stress and fewer regrets following finding out the information than women who decide not to find out about their genetic risk.

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·May 6, 2025·8 min read

Emotional Regulation Offers a New Path to Relief

A new study shows that improving emotional processing can significantly reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life. Researchers developed Pain and Emotion Therapy, an online intervention teaching emotional regulation, which led to notable pain reduction in participants.

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·December 15, 2020·4 min read

Hallucinations Induced in Lab Could Be Key to Better Understanding and Treatment

Inducing hallucinations using visual stimuli in a lab setting enables more objective and reliable testing.

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·April 12, 2024·6 min read

Why Sad Songs Feel Good: Music’s Emotional Paradox

A new study explores why listening to sad music can be pleasurable. The research involved 50 music students who found that removing the element of sadness from their chosen music decreased their enjoyment, indicating a direct link between sadness and pleasure.

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·April 2, 2020·5 min read

Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making

Memory encoding processes important for decision making begin in the basolateral amygdala. The basolateral amygdala then creates cellular memories in the nucleus accumbens. The findings shed light on the learned connection between stimuli and reward.

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·December 1, 2016·4 min read

Key Cause of Parkinson’s Can Be Treated

Researchers have identified a potential mechanism to help control inflammation associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·January 7, 2023·7 min read

Small Exposures to Body Positive Content Can Improve Body Image

Following people on social media who promote body positivity by posting images of different body shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities rather than images that focus on typical societal beauty standards can help to boost a person's positive body image.

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University of New South Wales

Windows to the Soul: Pupils Reveal ‘Aphantasia’ – The Absence of Visual Imagination

Study Casts Doubt on Ketamine Nasal Sprays for Depression

Poor diet may affect long-term spatial memory

Harnessing Psychedelics for Mental Health

Children as Young as 10 Are Repeat Self-Harming

Less Stress for Women Who Know Their Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

Emotional Regulation Offers a New Path to Relief

Hallucinations Induced in Lab Could Be Key to Better Understanding and Treatment

Why Sad Songs Feel Good: Music’s Emotional Paradox

Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making

Key Cause of Parkinson’s Can Be Treated

Small Exposures to Body Positive Content Can Improve Body Image

Microglia Rescue Vulnerable Dopamine Neurons in Parkinson’s

Statins Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk and Slower Progression

A Single Neural Circuit Unifies Multidimensional Prediction

Adults With ADHD Face Higher Long-Term Dementia Risk

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