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Neuroscientists explore the intersection of music and memory
The soundtrack of this story begins with a vaguely recognizable and pleasant groove. But if I stop writing and just listen for a second, the music reveals itself completely. In Freddie Hubbard's comfortable, lilting trumpet ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Music study links dulled emotional reactions in anhedonia with prolonged activity of the brain's attentional networks
Anhedonia-related emotional blunting is linked with abnormally sustained activity in brain areas responsible for attention. Researchers at the Department of Neuroimaging at the IoPPN used music to study the relationship between ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Non-substance-related mental health disorders commonly seen in overdose decedents
More than one in five people who died of drug overdose in 2022 (21.9%) had a reported non-substance-related mental health disorder (MHD), according to research published in the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Aug 30, 2024
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How hope beats mindfulness when times are tough
A recent study finds that hope appears to be more beneficial than mindfulness at helping people manage stress and stay professionally engaged during periods of prolonged stress at work. The study underscores the importance ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Developing a comprehensive metric for worker well-being
The definition of worker well-being in the modern workplace has expanded beyond wages and material wealth to include elements of psychological wealth, such as job motivation and interpersonal relationships.
Aug 30, 2024
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Depression might sometimes be early sign of Alzheimer's disease
In some people, new-onset depression may stem from the same buildup of toxic plaques in the brain that have long been linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
Aug 30, 2024
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School-based mindfulness programs may boost kids' mental health
Teaching schoolkids to practice mindfulness can boost their mental health—and, maybe, even their grades.
Aug 30, 2024
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Deep brain stimulation study models impulsivity and risk aversion
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure that entails the implantation of electrodes in specific brain regions, to subsequently stimulate these regions via high frequency electric impulses. This procedure ...
Older adults in Illinois at increased risk for suicide
Nearly 20% of suicides in Illinois between 2020 and 2021 were among people 65 years and older, according to recently released data from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The suicides disproportionately ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here's what brain science tells us
The age a child can be arrested, charged and jailed in Australia is back in the spotlight.
Aug 29, 2024
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Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals, research shows
Children can work together to reach a target that benefits a whole group even if it is at a personal cost to themselves, a new study has shown. The study is published in the journal Psychological Science and involved researchers ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers through burnout and on-the-job stress
Doctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going to survive. Yet health care professionals face the immense burden of tragedy, illness and dying in an intensely stressful setting ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Evidence supports classroom cellphone bans, expert says
Classroom cellphone bans should help improve learning environments in schools, a child development expert says.
Aug 29, 2024
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Treating depression with psilocybin or escitalopram found to result in different hierarchical brain reconfigurations
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders, affecting an estimated 300 million people worldwide. While there are currently numerous pharmacological treatments for depression, how different treatments impact the ...
People with mild cases of mental ill-health may be perceived differently depending on presence of diagnostic labels
Diagnostic labels for people experiencing what some consider to be relatively milder forms of mental-ill health may affect how others perceive them for better and worse, according to a study published August 28, 2024 in the ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Uncovering the mechanics behind ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects
A team of brain and mental health specialists in China and the U.S. has uncovered some of the mechanics behind ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group administered ...
Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health
"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social media, and fossil fuels, as well as impacts of fossil fuel consumption such as climate change and air pollution are associated with depression, ...
Aug 28, 2024
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In-person contact linked with lower levels of loneliness in older adults
In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a team of researchers at The ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Construction industry culture hinders mental health support, study finds
Construction workers can find it difficult to talk about mental health problems, and suicide among colleagues often comes as a shock. These are the findings of a study from the University of Gothenburg that also links work-related ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Study based in Southern California reveals health impacts of repeated wildfires and smoke exposure
University of California, Irvine public health researchers have published a study in the journal Environmental Research Health highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Primary care providers urged to assist patients who engage in emotional eating
Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, note Jana DeSimone Wozniak, Ph.D. and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Cambridge ...
Aug 28, 2024
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New research reveals crucial insights on loneliness and death ideation among older adults
New research from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA), at Trinity College Dublin highlights the growing problem of death ideation and the increasing rates of both loneliness and suicidal thoughts among older individuals. ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Study shows Dungeons and Dragons can help autistic people gain confidence and find their inner hero
Dungeons and Dragons is a hugely popular role-playing game enjoyed by millions of people all over the world, both in person and online, every day.
Aug 27, 2024
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Imaging study shows what your favorite film genres reveal about your brain
Crime films, action films, comedies, or documentaries? A person's favorite film genre reveals a lot about how their brain works. This is the finding of a new study led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Neuroscientists discover small group of dopamine neurons play critical role in controlling range of behaviors
A finding by a McGill-led team of neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine pathways.
Aug 27, 2024
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