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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.

‘Mini-Brains’ Provide Clues About Early Life Origins of Schizophrenia

Brain organoid study reveals multiple changes in brain cells during early embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life.

Mindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on Track

Practicing mindfulness when your mind is wandering can help you regain attention, researchers report.

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How Ultrasound Could Be Used to Treat Psychiatric Disorders

Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation helps modulate brain activity and behaviors associated with a range of psychiatric disorders, a new study reports.

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Hip Hop Song Linked to a Reduction in Suicides in the US

A popular hip hop song by Logic has led to an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and a reduction in suicide, a new study reports.

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Increases Risk of Depression

People suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency are 51% more likely to develop depression over a four-year period. However, as a person's age increased, the risk of depression decreased.

Live Personalized Music Soothes Stressed Patients During Lockdown

Patients who listened to personalized live music via tele-music showed a reduction in stress and anxiety.

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Your Perception of Self Becomes Blurrier Over Time

Self-perception becomes blurrier over time, the further away you get from the present, researchers report.

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Our Emotions and Identity Can Affect How We Use Grammar

Study reveals how emotional context affects how we use and understand language at the neural level.

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Study Dispels Harmful Gender Dysphoria Myth

A new study disputes the findings of a controversial 2018 study, confirming there is no evidence for rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD). Researchers say the ROGD hypothesis is harmful and perpetuates fear and discrimination against the trans community.

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Schizophrenia: Altered Brain Structural Connectivity and Association With Neurological Soft Signs

A new study found altered cortical and subcortical networks in those with schizophrenia and their unaffected first-degree relatives. Findings suggest brain regions associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia are partly separated from brain regions implicating neural abnormalities.

Junk Food and the Brain: How Modern Diets Lacking in Micronutrients May Contribute to Angry Rhetoric

Researchers say there may be a link between eating an unhealthy diet and anger control.

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Coping With Schizophrenia, When Emotions Can Be Too Much

People with schizophrenia struggle to manage low-level negative emotions as the negative emotions increase. Those with schizophrenia are less likely to employ coping strategies when stressed than those without the disorder, causing an escalation in their negative emotions.