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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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.
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