Psychology & Psychiatry
Brainwaves show how exercising to music bends your mind
Headphones are a standard sight in gyms and we've long known research shows listening to tunes can be a game-changer for your run or workout.
Feb 18, 2018
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Neuroscience
Kicking, yelling during sleep? Study finds risk factors for violent sleep disorder
Taking antidepressants for depression, having post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety diagnosed by a doctor are risk factors for a disruptive and sometimes violent sleep disorder called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior ...
Dec 26, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Couples that spend the night in the same bed show increased REM sleep and synchronization of sleep architecture
In many countries, sharing a bed with a partner is common practice. Yet, research investigating the relationship between bed sharing and sleep quality is both scarce and contradictory. Most studies have compared co-sleep ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Neuroscience
Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter
The human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control voluntary movement, and enable speech, learning and cognition, and the axons (white matter), which connect ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How sounds, shapes, speech and body movements convey emotion through one shared property
Death metal band logos often have a spiky look while romance novel titles often have a swirly script. The jaggedness or curviness of a font can be used to express an emotional tone. A Dartmouth study published in the Proceedings ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
The brains of children with autism may not always 'see' body language
Noticing and understanding what it means when a person leans into a conversation or takes a step back and crosses their arms is a vital part of human communication. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Medical research
Drug researcher develops 'fat burning' molecule that has implications for treatment of obesity
Obesity affects more than 40 percent of adults in the United States and 13 percent of the global population. With obesity comes a variety of other interconnected diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and fatty ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Medical research
We talk with our hands—and now we know that body language can also be heard
When people move their hands and arms while using their voices, listeners are able to hear it. Even without seeing the messenger, we can pick up each other's body language. Wim Pouw of the Donders Institute of Radboud University ...
May 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens and depression—a back-to-school concern
With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Game-like exercise can help even the oldest adults improve abilities that often deteriorate late in life
As human lifespans increase, new societal challenges arise. In a "superaging society," in which young people are few and older people are many, caring for the older adult population adequately with limited resources is a ...
Jun 16, 2022
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