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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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Physical Attractiveness Impacts One’s Memory

Researchers discover the attractiveness of others can impact how much we lie and the extent to which others believe those misrepresentations of the truth.

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Sticks and Stones: Brain Releases Natural Painkillers During Social Rejection

Researchers find the opioid system responds to social rejection, not just physical pain.

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Right Supramarginal Gyrus Plays Important Role in Empathy

Researchers find that when the right supramarginal gyrus doesn't function correctly, our empathy is severely limited.

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Poetry is Like Music to the Mind

A new neuroimaging study helps researchers map the different way the brain responds to poetry and prose.

Facial Recognition is More Accurate in Photos Showing Whole Person

People use body cues to recognize people, even when the face is obscured, a new study shows.

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Babies Learn to Anticipate Touch in the Womb

New research shows babies are able to anticipate touch while still in the womb.

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Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.

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How Depression Blurs Memories

The more depressed a person is, the harder it is for them to distinguish between similar items or experiences, a new study finds.

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Power of Precision Medicine Shown in Successful Treatment of Patient with Disabling OCD

A new study provides a glimpse into the current limitations and powerful implications of precision medicine.

Smoking During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring

A new study suggests a link between prenatal tobacco exposure and an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder in adult offspring.

Brain Processes ‘Big’ Words Faster Than ‘Small’ Words

Words which refer to 'big', abstract things are processed more quickly by the brain than 'smaller' words, a new study suggests.

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Research Attributes High Rates of Smoking Among Mentally Ill to Addiction Vulnerability

New research indicates mental illness could make the brain more susceptible to smoking and nicotine addiction.

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Poetry is Like Music to the Mind

Facial Recognition is More Accurate in Photos Showing Whole Person

Babies Learn to Anticipate Touch in the Womb

Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

How Depression Blurs Memories

Power of Precision Medicine Shown in Successful Treatment of Patient with Disabling OCD

Smoking During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring

Brain Processes ‘Big’ Words Faster Than ‘Small’ Words

Research Attributes High Rates of Smoking Among Mentally Ill to Addiction Vulnerability

Viral Infection Found to Trigger Parkinson’s Brain Damage

Nanosensor Separates Autism From Intellectual Disability

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