New longitudinal research highlights how grave the effects of childhood trauma can be for anxiety and depression
Childhood trauma is well-known to have adverse effects on mental health into adulthood, but the nuances of these outcomes are...
Twins study finds no appreciable effect of parenting on motivation of early adolescents to attend school and learn
An analysis of the data from a large study of German twins (TwinLife) found no support for the notion that...
A new study says time spent with dogs increases brain activity in the prefrontal cortex
A new study published in PLOS One researched neurological changes that occur when interacting with dogs. The findings indicate that...
Dissociative symptoms are common among individuals with depression, study finds
“Dissociating” has become an internet buzzword, but what does it mean and how common is it really? A study published...
Eye-tracking study suggests that negative comments on social media are more attention-grabbing than positive comments
When it comes to reading news stories on social media, new psychology findings suggest that people pay more attention to...
New research pinpoints why makeup makes female faces look more attractive
A series of six studies found that faces with makeup were seen as more attractive, more symmetrical, more feminine, healthier,...
Amygdala connectivity predicts ketamine treatment response among patients with anxious depression
A brain region known as the amygdala could play a key role in predicting symptom improvement following ketamine therapy in...
Beware of “phone snubbing”: Research reveals just how serious phubbing can be
Ignoring people in favour of a phone – an act known as “phubbing”, or phone snubbing – has dire consequences.
Neurocognitive research finds gamers are better at timing their reactions than non-gamers
A study in a virtual reality environment found that action video game players have better implicit temporal skills than non-gamers....
Overconfidence in one’s reasoning abilities and distrust of science are linked to COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs
The fact that many people hold conspiracy theory beliefs was brought into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises...