Psychology & Psychiatry

Q&A: How optimism can encourage healthy habits

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social isolation, health concerns and ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers show how humans learn to optimize working memory

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a phone number.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Olfactory reference syndrome: When you're obsessed with your BO

In psychiatry, sensory perception is considered critically important. Yet despite its vital role in social and emotional functioning, when it comes to assessing a patient, how well the person exercises their sense of smell ...

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