Psychology & Psychiatry

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

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.

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 ...

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