Ketamine normalizes hyperactivity in key brain region of depressed patients
There is no shortage of psychological and pharmacological therapies to combat the world’s most widespread mental health issue, major depressive...
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Individuals with psychopathic traits more likely to take out frustration on innocent bystanders
While psychopathy may be a relatively rare pathology (or, at least, diagnosis), accounting for just 1% of the general population,...
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New political psychology research models the epidemic-like spread of hate speech
Even though a precise definition of hate speech is hard to pin down, it is a well-known phenomenon, pervasive online...
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Heightened loneliness is linked to impairments in spontaneous smile mimicry, according to new psychology research
Loneliness is something all humans have dealt with, at least a few times in their lives. Whether short-lived or long-lasting,...
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Hate math? New psychology study explores the cognitive roots of math anxiety
Math anxiety refers to intense feelings of apprehension in the face of having to solve mathematical problems and can have...
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Transcranial brain stimulation shown to improve performance among athletes
Athletes are always looking for ways to improve their performance. While rigorous training and a strict diet -- and sometimes...
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Longitudinal study links rumination with aggression
Scientific literature often contrasts aggression with agreeableness, a personality trait characterized by trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty and tender-mindedness. While...
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Long-term bed rest may lead to deficits in memory encoding and retrieval
It is a well-researched and empirically proven fact that physical activity and fitness are integrally linked to neurological health and...
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Religion mitigates feelings of depression by providing a sense of meaning, study suggests
It has often been said that surrendering to a higher power can bring happiness, and this is certainly a sentiment...
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Negative attitudes towards effeminacy associated with internalized homophobia among gay and bisexual men
Most members of the LGBTQ+ community recognize that it, like many marginalized and minority communities, suffers from internal struggles centered...
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Even short periods of childhood deprivation can cause lasting neurological changes
In the 1980s, a large number of Romanian children were exposed to long-term, institutional deprivation under the communist dictator Ceaușescu....
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The memes we read might influence how we love, study finds
The way we love depends on a wide array of factors, not all of them internal. Indeed, the expectations we...
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Yoga shows some promise for treating anxiety, according to new research
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, for a multitude of reasons including stigma, exclusion of mental...
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Study suggests conspiracy theory beliefs are not used to compensate for perceived lack of control
Conspiracy theories are recognized in most scientific domains as particularly dangerous. Climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers and, most recently, COVID-19 “shamdemic”...
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Brief meditation shown to reduce depression, anxiety and stress in senior students
Undergraduate students experience a variety of stressors in their day-to-day lives, including strict(er) deadlines, presenting academic work, writing an undergraduate...
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