Let Kids be Kids: Giving Kids Caregiving Roles Makes Them Less Sensitive as ParentsA new study reports that young girls who are forced to take on burdensome care-giving roles become less sensitive to their own children's needs than kids who are allowed to just be kids.Read More
Conspiracy or Coincidence? Investigating Conspiracist ThinkingContrary to previous studies, researchers report they have found no evidence of a link between conspiracist thinking and perceptions of order or intent.Read More
How Video Games Can Improve Cognitive FunctionA new study reports on how different types of video games improve cognitive functions.Read More
Mechanism Behind Cognitive Control of Thoughts DiscoveredA new study provides evidence for how the frontal cortex exerts control over thought and action.Read More
Why Beauty Really is in the Eye of the BeholderA new study reports personal experience is key to our opinions of attractiveness.Read More
Why People With Schizophrenia Misinterpret Social CuesA new study provides insights into why some people with schizophrenia misinterpret social cues from other people, which often leads to them feeling paranoid and persecuted.Read More
Negative Sibling Relationships Linked to Depression and Risky BehaviorsA new study reports the quality of sibling relationship during adolescence has an impact on mental health and risk taking behaviors during adulthood.Read More
Key Receptor for Autism Treatment IdentifiedAccording to researchers, suppressing the activity of a specific serotonin receptor can help reduce autism relevant behaviors in mouse models.Read More
Infants Resort to Habits When StressedA new study reports that it's not just adults who resort to habits when under stress, infants do too. Additionally, less cognitive flexibility children have due to stress could impact their acquisition of knowledge.Read More
Gaining Insight Into How a New Class of Antidepressants WorkResearchers explain how a molecular amplification system helps a new class of antidepressants alter brain signaling in specific neurons and how this produces the antidepressant effect.Read More
Antipsychotics May Increase Death Risk in People with Parkinson’s Disease PsychosisAccording to a new study, antipsychotic medications could increase the risk of death in patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis.Read More