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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.

The Science of ‘Mind-Reading’: How Well Do We Understand Others?

Researchers investigate mentalizing, or how we are able to understand what another person is thinking, and how this process differs from empathy.

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The up Side of Feeling Down: Study Links Neuroticism and Anxiety to Creativity

Worrying and overthinking about possible adverse events that are not immediately present to us, or allowing our minds to wander, can lead to higher levels of creativity.

Hope For Psychosis Sufferers

A new model of schizophrenia opens the door to a better understanding of, and therapeutic options for brain dysfunction that is at the root of psychosis.

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Teens With a History of Self-Harm Have a Significantly Higher Threshold for Pain

Teens who have self-harmed five or more times in their lives have a significantly higher pain threshold than those who have never self-harmed.

Blood Immune and Clotting Components Could Contribute to Psychosis

A new theory proposes an imbalance of blood proteins involved in the immune system and in blood clotting networks leads to inflammation that contributes to the development of psychosis.

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Dogs May Not Return Their Owners’ Good Deeds

A new study demonstrated dogs do not reciprocate food-giving, nor do they act more favorably toward a friendly human.

Resilience Is Dynamic, Not a Static Character Trait

Resilience fluctuates because it encompasses the way individuals respond to a variety of circumstances over time.

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Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early Age

Emotional knowledge, cooperative social behavior, and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in young children.

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Spending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our Brains

Brain structure and mood improve when people spend time outdoors. This has positive implications for concentration, memory, and overall psychological wellbeing.

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less Generous

Mindful meditation causes those who consider themselves to be more "independent-minded" or egocentric to become less generous and more selfish, researchers report.

Impairments Found In Neurons Derived From People With Schizophrenia and Genetic Mutation

The release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in people with schizophrenia who have the neurexin 1 gene mutation.

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Empathy May Drive Rats and Other Mammals to Help Friends Over Strangers

When a rat helps another within its social group, brain areas associated with reward and motivation become more active. This does not occur when a rat is faced with the prospect of helping another rat outside its social group. Researchers say the findings may provide a better understanding of similar social biases in humans.

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