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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There is no shortage of psychological and pharmacological therapies to combat the world’s most widespread mental health issue, major depressive...
Read moreWhile psychopathy may be a relatively rare pathology (or, at least, diagnosis), accounting for just 1% of the general population,...
Read moreEven though a precise definition of hate speech is hard to pin down, it is a well-known phenomenon, pervasive online...
Read moreLoneliness is something all humans have dealt with, at least a few times in their lives. Whether short-lived or long-lasting,...
Read moreMath anxiety refers to intense feelings of apprehension in the face of having to solve mathematical problems and can have...
Read moreAthletes are always looking for ways to improve their performance. While rigorous training and a strict diet -- and sometimes...
Read moreScientific literature often contrasts aggression with agreeableness, a personality trait characterized by trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty and tender-mindedness. While...
Read moreIt is a well-researched and empirically proven fact that physical activity and fitness are integrally linked to neurological health and...
Read moreIt has often been said that surrendering to a higher power can bring happiness, and this is certainly a sentiment...
Read moreMost members of the LGBTQ+ community recognize that it, like many marginalized and minority communities, suffers from internal struggles centered...
Read moreIn the 1980s, a large number of Romanian children were exposed to long-term, institutional deprivation under the communist dictator Ceaușescu....
Read moreThe way we love depends on a wide array of factors, not all of them internal. Indeed, the expectations we...
Read moreGeneralized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, for a multitude of reasons including stigma, exclusion of mental...
Read moreConspiracy theories are recognized in most scientific domains as particularly dangerous. Climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers and, most recently, COVID-19 “shamdemic”...
Read moreUndergraduate 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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