Psychology & Psychiatry
The costs of mental effort
Every day, we are faced with countless decisions regarding cognitive control, or the process of inhibiting automatic or habitual responses in order to perform better at a task.
Mar 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive behavioral therapy aids outcomes one year after bariatric surgery
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological distress, according to a study published online Aug. ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers study mild electrical stimulation for schizophrenia patients
A safe, noninvasive weak electrical current delivery called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will be investigated for its potential in treating schizophrenia patients in a study led by Raymond Cho, M.D., M.Sc., ...
Sep 29, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being bilingual does not make you smarter, new study reports
The widely held belief that being bilingual makes you smarter is being challenged by psychologists in a newly published paper.
Sep 2, 2014
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Other
Gastric feeding tubes may raise pressure ulcer risk
A new study led by Brown University researchers reports that percutaneous endoscopic gastric (PEG) feeding tubes, long assumed to help bedridden dementia patients stave off or overcome pressure ulcers, may instead make the ...
May 14, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cognitive stimulation beneficial in dementia
Cognitive stimulation therapies have beneficial effects on memory and thinking in people with dementia, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Despite concerns that cognitive improvements may not be matched ...
Feb 15, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cerebrospinal fluid offers clues to post-COVID 'brain fog'
Some patients who develop new cognitive symptoms after a mild bout of COVID have abnormalities in their cerebrospinal fluid similar to those found in people with other infectious diseases. The finding may provide insights ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Brain inflammation linked to more severe Parkinson's symptoms
Reversing inflammation in the fluid surrounding the brain's cortex may provide a solution to the complex riddle of Parkinson's, according to researchers who have found a link between pro-inflammatory biomarkers and the severity ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talk therapy could improve mental health of people with dementia
People living with dementia may benefit from talking therapies available on the NHS, if they suffer from anxiety or depression, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Oct 14, 2022
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Genetics
Discovery hints at genetic basis for the most challenging symptoms of schizophrenia
Our understanding of schizophrenia has increased greatly in recent years, as studies of large groups of people have identified a multitude of genetic variants that increase a person's risk of the disease. But each of those ...
Mar 19, 2024
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