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These research articles involve many aspects of psychology such as cognitive psychology, depression studies, mental health, stress, happiness and neuropsychology, Scroll below for more specific categories.

Interactive Cinema: Viewer’s Emotional Response Changes Movie’s Storyline

A new movie adapts and changes its story based on the viewer's emotional response.

New Discovery Reveals Sex-Specific Causes of Depression Triggered by Stress Hormones Dysfunction

Men are more likely to have a dysregulated HPA axis that is associated with depressive symptoms, while women have higher levels of binding proteins for stress hormones that may prevent dysregulation of the HPA axis. The findings shed new light on how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and how this impacts depression on a sex-specific basis.

Hidden Danger: Parental Guilt and Depression During Child’s Infancy can Impact Adolescent Emotional Development

When a parent experiences guilt as a symptom of depression while their child is an infant, it can trigger depression in the other parent and ultimately impact the child's emotional development.

Older Adults Suffering From Depression Age Faster Than Their Peers

Older adults with depression showed increased signs of accelerated biological aging, including poorer brain and overall health compared to their peers without depression.

Oxytocin Plays a Role in the Most Basic Form of Empathy

Study reveals how the "love hormone" oxytocin plays a critical role in the formation of emotional contagion.

Nearly 1 in 5 Adults May Have Misophonia, Experiencing Significant Negative Responses to Sounds

Up to 18% of the population suffer from misophonia, or an increased intolerance to certain sounds such as a person chewing. Some people with misophonia report more than simple frustration when exposed to certain noises, they say they feel trapped and helpless when they can not get away from sounds that bother them.

Use of Melatonin Linked to Decreased Self-Harm in Young People

Melatonin reduces self-harm in young people with depression and anxiety. The effects were more pronounced in females with anxiety and depression.

Strong Child-Parent Relationships Lead to Better Long-Term Health Outcomes in Young Adults

Children and adolescents who report having a strong relationship with their parents have better long-term health outcomes, a new study reports.

Few People Seem to Find Real Joy in JOMO

People who enjoy experiencing JOMO, the "joy of missing out", tend to have higher levels of social anxiety, a new study reports.

Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction Linked Throughout Adult Lifespan

Emotional stability was the most common trait linked to people's life satisfaction, social connections, and career.

Changing One’s Behavior in Different Social Interactions Is Child’s Play

Young children encode social cues according to context, then process the social stimuli to form a representation of the current social situation. Once the action values are compared, children then chose to perform the optimal action that has the highest value.

How DMT Psychedelic Alters Perception of Reality

The psychedelic compound DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) increases connectivity across the brain, allowing for greater communication between different areas and networks. The brain changes are most prominent in brain areas linked to higher functioning, such as imagination.

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