Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Mindful adults age with better mental health
Aging happens to all of us. If you are a mindful person, though, you may be better equipped to handle the effects of growing older.
Feb 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exercise, mindfulness help children with ADHD
Just 10 minutes of exercise and 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with their mood, self-efficacy and attention.
Jul 21, 2021
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Health
Air pollution exposure linked to poor academics in childhood
Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in early adolescence, including spelling, reading comprehension, and math ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Outside factors may help children develop internal control
The ability to control your own behavior, known as executive function, might not exist all in your head. A new theory proposes that it develops with many influences from outside the mind.
Apr 05, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A remote, computerized training program eases anxiety in children
Anxiety levels in the United States are rising sharply and have especially intensified in younger populations. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders affect 31.9 percent of children ...
Mar 09, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with delusions understand metaphor differently – here's how it could help explain schizophrenia
Figurative language, by which the speaker intends to communicate something other than what is actually said by the words used, is commonplace in human communication. Some claim that metaphorical expressions such as "My home ...
Jul 01, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists show how parasitic infection causes seizures, psychiatric illness for some
Think about traffic flow in a city—there are stop signs, one-way streets, and traffic lights to organize movement across a widespread network. Now, imagine what would happen if you removed some of the traffic signals.
Apr 03, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study uses eye movement test to confirm brain ageing effects
A new study, published in PeerJ, shows how University of Liverpool researchers have used a newly developed eye movement test to improve the understanding of how parts of the brain work.
Jan 16, 2020
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Neuroscience
Calculated surprise leads to groundbreaking discovery in cognitive control research
Humans control their behavior in numerous ways, from stopping the urge pick at a scab to resisting the impulse to eat an entire box of chocolates. Suppressing undesired behavior, referred to as "cognitive control," traditionally ...
Jan 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poverty may be more critical to cognitive function than trauma in adolescent refugees
For approximately a decade, research has examined whether trauma or poverty is the most powerful influence on children's cognitive abilities. To address this question, a new study compared adolescents in Jordan—refugees ...
Oct 24, 2019
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