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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.

Focusing on Diversion Yields Positive Results for Kids With Behavioral Issues

Youth with problematic behaviors can benefit more from community-driven diversion programs aimed at addressing mental health and substance abuse in lieu of commitment to detention centers.

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Frequent Travel Could Make You 7% Happier

People who frequently travel more than 75 miles from home report being 7% happier than those who travel infrequently, or who don't travel at all.

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A First Look at How the Psychedelic Salvinorin A Works in the Brain

As with other psychedelics, salvinorin A increased activity across the brain. However, salvinorin A use resulted in more random and disconnected signaling in the default mode network, a brain network associated with relaxing and daydreaming.

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Six Ways to ‘Reboot Your Brain’ After a Hard Year of COVID-19

Neuroscientists present six scientifically proven ways to help improve brain and mental health.

Do Toddlers Learning to Spoon-Feed Seek Different Information From Caregivers’ Hands & Faces?

During mealtimes, a toddler's gaze toward either the hands or face has different roles in communication.

Making Music Good Medicine

Researchers explore the health and wellbeing benefits of music, from improving creativity to helping boost mood.

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Symbolic Gestures, Magical Thinking: New Year’s Resolutions

Psychologists reveal why the symbolic change from one year to another, coupled with magical thinking, inspires many of us to make New Year's resolutions.

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9 Tips to Give Yourself the Best Shot at Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Researchers explore psychological tricks and tips to help you reach your New Year Resolution goals.

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A Year of Blursdays: How Coronavirus Distorted Our Sense of Time in 2020

Many people reported they felt like time was passing differently during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers explore how the pandemic has contributed to the feeling of time distortion.

Study Delves Into Emotional Wellness in the Human Brain

NAA, a compound in the brain, plays a key role in emotional agency and flexibility in healthy people.

Is Belief in God a Delusion?

A new study examines the relationship, and differences, between religion and delusion.

Why Opioids Cannot Fix Chronic Pain

Study explores the role the reward system plays in chronic pain, finding emotional and physical pain are bidirectional. Opioids, researchers report, ultimately make things worse.