Psychology & Psychiatry
Stanford study vanquishes social anxieties without drugs
For most of his life, 24-year-old Steven Bringas so feared humiliating himself if he spoke that only an emergency would get him to enter a store.
Aug 19, 2011
1
0
News tagged with mind
Neuroscience
'Feeling' sound: The sense of hearing and touch may have evolved together
Lying in bed at night, one of the worst sounds a person can hear is the buzz of a nearby mosquito. Concentrating on the buzzing might keep you from falling asleep, but it also seems to heighten the awareness of your skin ...
Jun 2, 2011
3
2
Psychology & Psychiatry
Females on average perform better than males on a 'theory of mind' test across 57 countries
Females, on average, are better than males at putting themselves in others' shoes and imagining what the other person is thinking or feeling, suggests a new study of over 300,000 people in 57 countries.
Dec 26, 2022
15
713
Neuroscience
New brain research refutes results of earlier studies that cast doubts on free will
(Medical Xpress) -- When people find themselves having to make a decision, the assumption is that the thoughts, or voice that is the conscious mind at work, deliberate, come to a decision, and then act. This is because for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation: 10 minutes a day improves cognitive function
Practising mindfulness meditation for 10 minutes a day improves concentration and the ability to keep information active in one's mind, a function known as "working memory". The brain achieves this by becoming more efficient, ...
Sep 19, 2018
0
563
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds decreased social anxiety among young adults who eat fermented foods
Psychologists have traditionally looked to the mind to help people living with mental health issues. But a recent study led by William & Mary researchers shows that the stomach may also play a key role, suggesting that the ...
Jun 10, 2015
0
4753
Neuroscience
Meditation produces enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain, study shows
A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. In their report in the November issue ...
Nov 12, 2012
2
0
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness training leads to kindness toward socially ostracized strangers, study finds
People receiving brief instruction in mindfulness exhibited more kindness to strangers who had been ostracized or socially excluded by their peers, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jan 12, 2018
0
211
Medications
Mindfulness meditation enhances positive effects of psilocybin: study
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the clinical application of classic psychedelics in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Researchers of the University of Zurich have now shown that mindfulness meditation ...
Oct 24, 2019
0
2600
Neuroscience
It's spring already? Physics explains why time flies as we age
A Duke University researcher has a new explanation for why those endless days of childhood seemed to last so much longer than they do now—physics.
Mar 20, 2019
4
742
