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Study uncovers developmentally distinct neural architectures controlling avoidant behaviors
Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous or are perceived as threatening. Past neuroscience studies have gathered evidence suggesting that ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Not knowing what to expect can make pain feel worse
When we accidentally touch something familiar, like a warm pan, our brains already know what feeling to expect and how much it might hurt. But if you were blindfolded and had no idea you were touching a warm pan, you'd feel ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Study reveals emotional prediction deficits in individuals with high social anhedonia
A research team led by Dr. Raymond Chan from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has uncovered key differences in how individuals with high social anhedonia—a reduced ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Oxytocin system may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers with postnatal depression
The oxytocin system—which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby—may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Mar 14, 2025
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Watching nature scenes can reduce pain, neuroimaging study shows
A new neuroimaging study has revealed that viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain activity linked to pain perception.
Mar 13, 2025
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AI emotion detection may fall short: Study finds real-life fear is communicated through context, not facial cues
A new study challenges the longstanding belief that fear is primarily communicated through facial expressions, showing instead that context plays the dominant role in real-life fear recognition.
Mar 13, 2025
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Three-quarters of people who have taken antidepressants say they were helpful
In a sample of nearly 20,000 people who have taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), 75% report they found them helpful, finds new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Depressing findings for those suffering from eating disorders
New research shows that people with eating disorders are more harshly judged than those suffering from depression, making it much harder for them to seek treatment.
Mar 13, 2025
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Retiring abroad puts older adults at risk for loneliness, study finds
Many people dream of retiring to a warmer, less expensive country. But retirees who move abroad may be at greater risk of loneliness than those who stay in their home country, according to research published in Psychology ...
Mar 13, 2025
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What is Ulysses syndrome, and why might immigrants experience it?
At night, Alex Mercado could feel the walls closing in. The 28-year-old living in Dallas, far from his family in Ciudad Juarez, struggled with insomnia.
Mar 13, 2025
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What if you lose a parent at a young age? 'Grief lasts a lifetime'
Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen's doctoral research. However, this anxiety was less pronounced among those ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Why thinking about aging is so complex when you're a woman in your 20s today
Women have known for decades that aging naturally is unacceptable. Older women are rarely seen on screen compared to younger women, or are praised for their age-defying looks. Now, as a reminder of the increasing impossibility ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Swedish teens' mental health: A tale of two extremes in well-being
More teenagers report high mental well-being—yet at the same time, those who are struggling rate their depressive symptoms significantly higher than previous cohorts did at the same age, according to a study from the University ...
Mar 13, 2025
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We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for more than 20 years. And we're worried
The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is worse than the general population and the gulf is getting wider.
Mar 13, 2025
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Dopamine plays an unexpected role in memory devaluation, research reveals
New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study, published in ...
Mar 12, 2025
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How the brain uses 'building blocks' to navigate social interactions
Our brains use basic "building blocks" of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Mar 12, 2025
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Fluorescent sensors reveal dopamine signals in primate brains
Most people are familiar with Pavlovian conditioning, in which a reward-anticipatory behavior follows a reward-predicting stimulus. Behind this mechanism is dopamine released within the striatum, the largest structure of ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Understanding children's subjective experiences through color
In psychology and neuroscience, the relationship between subjective experience, such as how we perceive color, and physical brain activity has remained an unresolved problem. Furthermore, due to their limited language abilities, ...
Mar 12, 2025
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How to learn a language like a baby
Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience. On paper, our more mature and experienced adult brains should make learning easier, yet it is illiterate toddlers who acquire languages ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Poor sleep may fuel conspiracy beliefs, research suggests
A new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed that poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs, with depression likely playing a key role in this relationship.
Mar 12, 2025
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Why do children use loopholes? New research explains the development of intentional misunderstandings in children
Most people are familiar with loopholes. When your boss, landlord, partner, customer, or government asks you to do something you don't want to do, and yet you can't say "no," you may resort to malicious compliance—doing ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Study links Doomsday Clock to US mortality and mental health patterns
Results indicate that the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to Alzheimer's disease, suicide, unintentional injuries, alcohol and substance-related disorders.
Mar 12, 2025
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For teens' mental health, strong friendships matter more than social media use, study finds
Teens who report strong, high-quality friendships tend to have better mental health—an influence that appears nearly three times stronger than the link between social media use and mental health challenges, according to ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Study finds cellular differences in Tourette patients' brain tissue
The biological roots of Tourette disorder occur in the basal ganglia, structures deep in the brain involved in the control of movement—particularly learned motor routines and habits. However, the role of individual cells ...
Mar 12, 2025
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New research explores mental health costs of emotional labor at work
"Fake it till you make it" might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new University of Mississippi research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and mental health.
Mar 12, 2025
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