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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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Celebrity Sightings Have a Built-in Contradiction

The faces of celebrities are remembered more precisely, but less accurately researchers say.

Mobile Devices Distract Adolescents From Negative Thoughts Before Sleep

Controlled nighttime use of social media and apps can help ease teenagers' negative thoughts before they fall asleep, a new study reports.

Increased Stroke Risk for Those With Depression

People with depression are not only at greater risk of stroke, but they also are more likely to experience worse recovery following a stroke.

Blood Test for Anxiety Developed

A newly developed blood test screens for biomarkers associated with anxiety to determine a person's risk of developing the disorder as well as monitor the severity of symptoms in those with anxiety.

Pregnant Women With Schizophrenia Have Threefold Risk of Interpersonal Violence

Pregnant women and new mothers with schizophrenia are three times more likely to visit the emergency room as a result of being victims of interpersonal violence, a new study finds.

Depression Linked to Deadly Inflammation in Lung Cancer Patients

Higher levels of inflammation linked to poorer survival rates are two to three times more likely in lung cancer patients with depression.

Brains With Compromised Trust Settings a Warning Sign of Lurking Depression

Shrunken gray matter volume in brain areas associated with social cognition and a compromised ability to trust others is linked to depression vulnerability and could be used as a biomarker for the onset of depressive symptoms, a new study reports.

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Juggling Morality While We Learn

Study reveals how the brain juggles morally conflicting outcomes while learning, finding people who opt to make decisions for personal gain at the expense of others can comprehend and empathize with potential negative outcomes, but still ultimately choose to pursue options that benefit them.