Latest

Psychology News

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.

Delving Into Dopamine

Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.

Image shows the location of the pfc in the brain.

New Light on Link Between Gut Bacteria and Anxiety

Researchers discover gut microbes may influence microRNA in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, two areas of the brain associated with depression and anxiety.

$Image shows a brain and equations.$

Mathematical Tools Improve Theory and Prediction in Psychiatry

A special edition of Biological Psychiatry explores how math models are helping to improve predictions in psychiatry.

Panic Disorder Symptoms May Be Tied to Acid-Sensing Receptor

Researchers reveal the TDAG8 receptor may play a significant role in the physiological responses of panic disorder.

How the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory Sense

A new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.

Manipulating a Single Gene Defines a New Pathway to Anxiety

According to a new PLOS Biology study, removing the Lef1 gene in mice and zebrafish disrupts the development of hypothalamus neurons that affects anxiety.

Exercising Immediately After Study May Help You Remember

Researchers reveal participating in low impact step aerobics for five minutes following learning helped people to retain information they had just learned better than those who did not exercise.

Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

A new study reports children with Fragile X syndrome show bias toward threatening rather than positive emotion.

A Song’s Structure Can Be Linked to Its Popularity

Researchers link the harmonic structure in pop songs to their ultimate popularity. Findings suggest unexpected chord changes when followed by predictable harmonies help make a song popular.

Image shows a diagram of the gut brain axis.

Linking Mental Health and the Gut Microbiome

A new study explores the potential link between the gut microbiome and mental health. Researchers report depression may be influenced by disturbances to gut bacteria, suggesting nutrition and diet, in combination with other strategies, could help treat the disorder.

You May Be As Friendly As Your Genes

Do you find it hard to make friends? It may be down to your genes. Researchers report young people with higher expression of the CD38 gene tend to be friendlier and more socially adept.

Anxiety Neural Response on Seeing Social Touch in Those With ASD

A new study reports some people on the autism spectrum show neural signs of anxiety when presented with images of people engaging in social touch, such as hand holding.