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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.

How Emotions Influence Our Internal Clock

A new study sheds light on human perception. Researchers report our mental time processing system is able to flexibly adapt to predictive time patterns.

Left-Brained: Conservative Democrats Don’t Compute For Liberal Voters

A new study reveals progressive democrats are more likely to scrutinize inconsistencies in evaluate them as negative when candidates stray from the party line.

Harmful Effects of Stress on the Brain and Promising Approaches for Relief

Researchers present new findings about how stress takes a toll on the whole body.

Impact of a Genetic Risk Factor For Substance Use Differs By Sex in Adolescents

Study finds a sex difference in a gene linked to substance abuse risk in adolescents.

Can Laughing Gas Help Deter Suicide?

A new study will investigate if nitrous oxide will help to reduce suicide risk in hospitalized patients.

Both Obese and Anorexic Women Have Low Levels of ‘Feel Good’ Neurosteroid

Women who suffer from eating disorders from anorexia to obesity have lower levels of allopregnanolone, a progesterone metabolite previously linked to mood disorders, a new study reports.

Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Addiction and Anxiety

Researchers have identified a specific network in the brain that appears to be associated with risk and reward assessment.

Gene Breakthrough on Lithium Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

University of Adelaide researchers report schizophrenia linked genes in bipolar patients may explain why some don't respond to lithium.

Religious Belief Not Linked to Intuition or Rational Thinking

Researcher report religious beliefs are likely to be rooted in culture and spurred on by nurture, rather than primitive gut intuition.

Visual Intelligence Not the Same as IQ

A new study reveals differences in a person's visual ability to recognize objects is not associated with their general intelligence.

Brain Imaging Reveals ADHD as a Collection of Different Disorders

A new study sheds light on ADHD, reporting teens with the disorder fit into one of three specific subgroups with distinct brain impairments and no common abnormalities between them.