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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.

Dysfunctional Synaptic Function Is Key to Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia itself is associated with loss of excitation, but hallucinations and other symptoms of the disorder are caused by a loss of synaptic inhibition.

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A Possible Connections Between Oxytocin and Instagram

Researchers discovered people with a specific variant of the oxytocin receptor gene OXTR follow more people on Instagram. However, there no evidence was found to suggest gene-environment interactions influence online sociability.

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Second-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to Depression

Mouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.

Psychosis Risk Linked to Cats

Toxoplasma exposure can increase the likelihood of developing psychosis in those with risk factors for mental health disorders, a new study reports.

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Consuming Fruit and Vegetables and Exercising Can Make You Happier

First of a kind study reveals the causal relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption, exercise, and happiness, rather than a generalized correlation.

True Behavior of Dopamine Will Reshape How We Treat Psychiatric Diseases and Addiction

A new study finds dopamine increases responses to stressful stimuli, not just pleasurable ones. The findings could have implications for the treatment of mental health disorders and addiction.

Primate Mothers May Carry Infants After Death as a Way of Grieving

Studying 50 species of primates, researchers found 80% of the species studied performed corpse carrying behaviors as a way to process grief. Following the loss of an infant, some primate mothers carried the body for up to four months following death.

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No, Stress Isn’t Always Bad. Here’s How to Harness It

Reinterpreting stress response as performance-enhancing makes people less anxious and improves general wellbeing, researchers report.

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Do Alexa and Siri Make Kids Bossier?

A new study shows how sophisticated social awareness in children can be in the transference of behavior.

Personality Matters, Even for Squirrels

Squirrels have four main personality traits, researchers report. Understanding how an animal's personality influences use of space may be important for wildlife conservation.