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A comprehensive look at what happens in the brain when we're reading
Reading is a highly valuable skill that allows humans to acquire new knowledge, pursue an education and complete a wide range of real-world tasks. Many past psychology and neuroscience studies set out to better understand ...
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US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care
Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious mental health apps flooding today's market.
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How does consciousness work? Dueling scientists test two big theories but find no winner
"Theories are like toothbrushes," it's sometimes said. "Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else's."
May 3, 2025
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New research maps similarities and differences between insomnia, anxiety, and depression
Insomnia, depression, and anxiety are the most common mental disorders. Treatments are often only moderately effective, with many people experiencing returning symptoms. This is why it is crucial to find new leads for treatments. ...
May 2, 2025
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Object recognition shaped by prior experience as brain adapts to new visual information, study shows
Our brains begin to create internal representations of the world around us from the first moment we open our eyes. We perceptually assemble components of scenes into recognizable objects thanks to neurons in the visual cortex.
May 2, 2025
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Researchers call for changes in Scotland's care system following largest study of its kind
The University of Glasgow-led study, run in partnership with the NSPCC and other universities, looked at improving the mental health of almost 500 children aged 0–5 years in foster and kinship care. It highlighted that ...
May 2, 2025
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Meta-analysis links intimate partner violence among sexual minority men to mental health outcomes
Sexual minority men on the receiving end of intimate partner violence also have worse mental health outcomes including depression, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts, according to a new meta-analysis by UConn professor ...
May 2, 2025
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New insight into the neurobiological roots of being a 'morning person' or 'night owl'
Human beings exhibit marked differences in habits, lifestyles and behavioral tendencies. One of these differences, known as chronotype, is the inclination to sleep and wake up early or alternatively to sleep and wake up late.
Mental health and personality traits may be more closely related than previously assumed
Common mental health conditions are more closely related to people's personalities than previously thought, a study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science suggests.
May 1, 2025
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Study marks rise in psychotherapy outpatient visits and declines in medication use for mental health care
Psychotherapy assumed a larger role in outpatient mental health care while psychiatric medication without psychotherapy became less common, according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia ...
May 1, 2025
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Large, highly likely rewards can increase motivation in individuals who have recovered from depression
New research shows that individuals who have recovered from depression are generally less willing to exert effort to pursue potential rewards compared to those who have never experienced depression, unless the rewards are ...
May 1, 2025
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What's the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown?
If you live with young children, there's a good chance you've been on the receiving end of a child yelling, screaming, crying, throwing or hitting things.
May 1, 2025
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Physically active young people less likely to be depressed, finds study
Young people who increase their physical activity from the age of 14 have a lower risk of developing symptoms of depression, a recent study has found.
May 1, 2025
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Guided VR meditations can reduce anxiety for parents of hospitalized children
Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health.
May 1, 2025
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In a broken mental health system, a tiny jail cell becomes an institution of last resort
When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in closet.
May 1, 2025
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Experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness
An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Brain rhythms synchronize with music to create emotional and physical responses
An international study co-authored by McGill psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don't just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Depression and other mental health conditions linked to immune response, study finds
Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but the mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. New research led by researchers at the University ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Mechanism behind Parkinson's-like side effects of antipsychotic drugs revealed
A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson's disease symptoms, according to findings ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Conservatives may self-rate as having better 'mental health' because of stigma around the term, study suggests
Conservatives may rate their mental health more positively than liberals, in part because of the stigma around the phrase "mental health," according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Brian F. Schaffner ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Ayahuasca's longer-term psychological effects may be shaped by setting, acute reaction and mental health history
Mounting evidence supports ayahuasca's potential to improve mental health, but its long-term effects are shaped by both individual mental health history and the context in which the psychedelic is used, according to a study ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Global study investigates whether humans flourish with age
Insights into whether people from different cultures and societies from around the world are flourishing—a state in which all aspects of a person's life are good—are presented in series of papers from the Global Flourishing ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experiences revealed
Mount Sinai researchers have identified for the first time the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Learning new motor skills: Active exploration, not imitation, builds sense of agency
The sensation of controlling one's body and things in the environment is known as sense of agency (SoA). Not only is SoA pivotal for tasks and well-being in everyday life, but its mechanisms have become increasingly important ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Multiple exposures to climate disasters lead to worse mental health outcomes, study finds
Repeated exposure to climate disasters leads to worse mental health with slower recovery times, according to new University of Melbourne research. Mental health worsens even more when an individual experiences multiple climate ...
Apr 30, 2025
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