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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.

Personalized fMRI Scans Supercharge TMS Depression Treatment

Using personalized fMRI resting-state scans to target accelerated TMS improves depression response rates to 80% compared to 60% for standard scalp targeting, offering a fast, one-week therapeutic timeline for treatment-resistant patients.

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Heart Rates Align in Real-World Social Interactions

Researchers track 72 students in NYC to prove heart rates synchronize during close proximity and shared attention, serving as a real-world marker for social engagement.

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Comfort Food Shuts Down Chronic Stress

A new study reveals that palatable food triggers dopamine in the prefrontal cortex, activating a neural circuit that acts as a top-down brake to suppress chronic stress-induced hyperactivity.

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Network Mapping Uncovers 641 Hidden Schizophrenia Risk Genes

Researchers utilized long-range co-expression networking to identify 641 novel schizophrenia risk genes. By mapping how distant genetic variants coordinate across six brain regions, the global project moves psychiatry closer to network-based precision treatments.

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Trauma Therapy Reverses PTSD in Psychosis Patients

A new study reveals that an integrated Trauma-Focused CBT for psychosis (TF-CBTp) safely and effectively eliminates PTSD diagnoses for 50% of patients.

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Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption

Decriminalizing cannabis or using tightly controlled legal frameworks does not increase use, but may be linked to an increase in psychosis cases.

Brain Inflammation Linked to Chronic Depression and Anxiety

A new study found that psychiatric complications like depression, anxiety, and altered behavior are incredibly common among encephalitis survivors.

Great Apes Shatter Human Models of Social Intelligence

Great ape cognition is highly individualized, dynamic, and structurally distinct from human intelligence.

Probiotics Show Promise as Add-On Treatment for Depression

A new study suggests that adding probiotic therapy to standard care can provide modest but meaningful relief for older adults suffering from moderate depression.

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Can GLP-1 Medications Blunt the Path to Violence?

GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, may drastically reduce behaviors linked to violence.

Trauma and Poverty Linked to Brain Changes in Schizophrenia

A new study demonstrates that adverse social determinants of health, such as childhood trauma, poverty, discrimination, and isolation, are directly linked to structural and functional brain changes associated with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.