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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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ChatGPT Predicts Human Personality Test Results

ChatGPT can generate validated personality questionnaires from texts like the DSM-5 and accurately predict human population responses before surveys are administered.

Depression Triggers Volume Loss in Memory Brain Areas

Depression in older adults is tied to volume reduction in the CA23DG hippocampal subfield, independent of Alzheimer's biomarkers.

How Overconfidence and Loss Aversion Co-Evolved

A new study demonstrates that human overconfidence persists because its decision-making costs make it a credible, peacock-like evolutionary signal of underlying ability.

Early Stress Heightens Adult Anxiety

Early-life stress elevates the enzyme SETD7 in dopamine neurons, uncoiling DNA and creating a physical scar that heightens adult stress vulnerability.

Why Psychedelics Make Everything Feel Deeply Connected

A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

Happy human faces activate the canine reward system, while dog brains generate distinct activity patterns to differentiate between human anger, fear, and sadness.

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Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

A new study involving 1,200 men reveals why male victims of intimate partner violence avoid seeking help, citing shame, stigma, and cultural barriers.

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Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

Scientists discover opposing brain circuits in the orbitofrontal cortex that predict risky choices 500 ms before they occur.

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Disruption of Striatal D2 Receptor Neurons Drives ADHD and Impulsivity

Deleting the NSF protein in striatal dopamine neurons causes ADHD-like symptoms in mice that respond to combination drug therapy.

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Eye-Blink Rate Predicts Cognitive Flexibility in Preschoolers

Scientists discover spontaneous eye-blink rate is a simple marker of prefrontal dlPFC specialization and cognitive flexibility in preschoolers aged 3–6.