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

Neural network model can improve understanding of human attention

Imagine watching a speaker and another person nearby is loudly crunching from a bag of chips. To deal with this, a person could adjust their attention to downplay those crunch noises or focus their hearing on the speaker. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Examining how personality type influences symptoms of depression

More than 280 million people live with depression, according to the World Health Organization. People experience the condition in a wide range of ways, with some faring better than others in how they cope with the symptoms.

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 ...

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