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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.

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Firsthand Experience Dictates Social Judgment

A new study reveals personal experience overrides public reputation when judging uncooperative behavior, altering indirect reciprocity rules.

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Chronic Stress Shapes Cognitive Aging

A new study of 3,800+ adults finds social support slows attention decline, but cannot shield the brain from the cognitive damage of chronic stress.

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Can Humor Treat Depression?

A new review finds that while humor builds resilience during remission, using comedy during acute depression can trigger intense anxiety and gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at).

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Five Brain Profiles of Depression Identified

Researchers used MEG to uncover five distinct brain connectivity subtypes of depression, revealing contrasting neural activity under the same diagnosis.

This shows the outline of a head. Caption reads "Decoding the Neural Machinery Behind Collective Escape."

Ancient Midbrain Circuit Decodes Social Escape Cues

Scientists discover an ancient midbrain circuit in transparent glassfish that detects escaping or vanishing peers to coordinate collective defense.

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Loneliness Erases Nearly 6 Healthy Years

A study of 277,000+ adults finds loneliness and social isolation strip up to 6 years of mental health-free life, with men facing the steepest toll.

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Inflexible Math Brain: How Neural Circuit Glitches Block Problem Solving

Researchers identify brain network alterations in developmental dyscalculia that impair strategy switching during math problem solving.

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Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Sleep Loss in Schizophrenia

Study finds nighttime bedroom light is linked to 55 minutes less sleep and poor sleep efficiency in schizophrenia outpatients.

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Eye-Blink Rate Predicts Cognitive Flexibility in Preschoolers

Scientists discover spontaneous eye-blink rate is a simple marker of prefrontal dlPFC specialization and cognitive flexibility in preschoolers aged 3–6.

3D scientific visualization of a dopamine synapse in the striatum showing neurotransmitter release, vesicle membrane fusion, and D2 receptor complexes. Caption reads "New Molecular Clues Behind Dopamine Dysfunction and ADHD."

Disruption of Striatal D2 Receptor Neurons Drives ADHD and Impulsivity

Deleting the NSF protein in striatal dopamine neurons causes ADHD-like symptoms in mice that respond to combination drug therapy.

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

Scientists discover opposing brain circuits in the orbitofrontal cortex that predict risky choices 500 ms before they occur.

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Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.