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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.

What Does Your Voice Say About You? Study Links Personality Traits to Voice Characteristics

A new study reveals a link between vocal characteristics and individual personality traits. Those with deeper voices were more dominant, extroverted, and tended to rank higher in sociosexuality. Researchers found no difference between men and women. Read More

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History of Significant Head Injury in Women Prisoners Linked With Disability and Past Abuse

78% of female prisoners had a history of severe head injury, most of which occurred in the context of domestic violence. 66% of prisoners experienced repeated head injuries spanning several years. Read More

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Our Dreams’ Weirdness Might Be Why We Have Them

Inspired by techniques to train deep neural networks, researchers have proposed a new hypothesis of dreaming. The hypothesis suggests the strangeness of our dreams may help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences. Read More

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Childhood Abdominal Pain May Be Linked to Disordered Eating in Teenagers

Children aged between 7 and 9 who experience frequent abdominal pain are more likely to develop fasting habits and eating disorders to help control their weight by age 16. Read More

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Politically Polarized Brains Share an Intolerance of Uncertainty

For politically polarized people, their brain activity syncs up with like-minded people who share their political ideologies to perceive information in the same way. However, and regardless of political affiliation, those with personality traits linked to intolerance, and who were less tolerant of daily uncertainty, had more polarized brain responses than those who were more tolerant to uncertainty. Read More

#Foodporn: People Are More Attracted to Social Media Content Showcasing Fatty Food

Social media influencers take note, posting images of fatty foods increases follower engagement, researchers report. Read More

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Adolescents and Older Adults Lack Attention in Social Situations

Adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults. Read More

Trigger Warnings Can Worsen Traumatic Memories

Trigger warnings shown before TV shows may have the opposite effect than is intended. Researchers found trigger warnings may prolong negative characteristics associated with bad memories. They also do not increase a person's use of coping strategies. Read More

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Nature Draws Out a Happy Place for Children

Children raised in areas without much access to green space consider nature to be their "happy place", a new study reports. Read More

Petting Therapy Dogs Enhances Thinking Skills of Stressed College Students

Students who completed a six-week stress-management program that exclusively focused on petting a therapy dog showed marked improvements in numerous cognitive and thinking skills. Read More

Designer Alterations to Brain Cells Reduce Anxious Behavior in Monkeys

A new method, dubbed DREADDs, relies on gene therapy techniques to alter genes in target cells to change the cell's behavior. The method reduced anxious behaviors in monkey models of schizophrenia when combined with clozapine. Researchers say the method has the potential for use in humans to help reduce anxiety. Read More

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How Imperfect Memory Causes Poor Choices

When faced with having to make good choices, we often forget the option we like best and tend to be swayed by what we remember. Read More

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