Psychology & Psychiatry
How the use of smartphones can revolutionize research in cognitive science
Smartphones may be the new hot tool in cognitive psychology research, according to a paper in the online journal PLoS ONE.
Sep 28, 2011
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Neuroscience
Memories serve as tools for learning and decision-making, new study shows
(Medical Xpress) -- When humans learn, their brains relate new information with past experiences to derive new knowledge, according to psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Jul 12, 2012
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Medications
Researchers examine classic versus novel psychedelic use in United States
Classic psychedelics, which include LSD, mescaline and psilocybin, have been used by humans for millennia, and there is a rather extensive body of scientific knowledge surrounding these substances and their effects. Recently, ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep tight and stay bright? 'Investing' in sleep may help later in life
Sound sleep in young and middle-aged people helps memory and learning, but as they hit their seventh, eighth and ninth decades, they don't sleep as much or as well—and sleep is no longer linked so much to memory, a Baylor ...
Jan 22, 2015
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Study casts doubt on evidence for 'gold standard' psychological treatments
A paper appearing today in a special edition of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology questions much of the statistical evidence underpinning therapies designated as "Empirically Supported Treatments," or ESTs, by Division 12 ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Even psychological placebos have an effect
Placebo effects do not only occur in medical treatment—placebos can also work when psychological effects are attributed to them. Psychologists from the University of Basel reported these findings in the journal Scientific ...
Feb 6, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talk with your hands? You might think with them too
How do we understand words? Scientists don't fully understand what happens when a word pops into your brain. A research group led by Professor Shogo Makioka at the Graduate School of Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Psychological intervention proves 'life-changing' for women experiencing domestic abuse
Training domestic violence and abuse (DVA) advocates to deliver psychological support to women experiencing DVA could significantly improve the health of those affected. In a randomised controlled trial led by researchers ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Study: Psychology researchers often disregard scientific evidence due to lack of statistical knowledge
When do research results provide sufficient evidence to support a hypothesis? It turns out that psychology researchers are usually unable to judge this properly. They often demand more evidence than is necessary. As a result, ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Health
27% of California adolescents are gender nonconforming, study finds
A new UCLA study finds that 27 percent, or 796,000, of California's youth, ages 12 to 17, report they are viewed by others as gender nonconforming at school.
Dec 14, 2017
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