Crying may help to regulate breathing — according to new research
Crying may aid in the regulation of breathing during stressful situations, according to new research published in the journal Emotion.…
Author Eric W. Dolan
Eric W. Dolan
Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost.
Anxious people are more successful in escaping from virtual predators, study finds
New research provides evidence that anxiety influences escape decisions in threats that develop slowly — but does not impact threats…
Study indicates American and Australian parents tend to overreport symptoms of ADHD in their children
New research raises concerns that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is being overdiagnosed in some countries, including the United States. The study,…
Prenatal stress from natural disasters may exacerbate the effect of maternal depression on children’s fight-or-flight response
A new study, which appears in Biological Psychology, has found that the negative impact of prenatal maternal depression on children…
Study finds Millennials tend to donate more to charity — but do it less often
TIME magazine once described the Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — as the “me me me generation.”…
Mindfulness meditation training may help people unlearn fearful responses
Mindfulness meditation programs have shown promise for the treatment of anxiety. Now, new research may help explain why. According to…
Study provides evidence that DMT is produced naturally from neurons in the mammalian brain
New research published in Scientific Reports indicates that the rat brain is capable of synthesizing and releasing a powerful psychedelic…
Loss of brain connections after severe traumatic brain injury linked to poorer social cognition
The loss of white matter connectivity in the brain after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may result in impairments in…
Playing physically interactive video games is associated with lucid dreaming, study finds
New research indicates that a certain type of gaming is associated with experiencing lucid dreams, in which the dreamer is…
Natural experiment of 111,110 individuals suggests imprisonment is ineffective at deterring future violence
New research published in Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence negligible public safety gains are made from imprisoning individuals for crimes…
Laughter therapy may improve quality of life in patients with cancer
Laughter therapy may improve specific domains of quality of life in cancer patients, according to preliminary research published in PLOS…
New research highlights why sleep loss poses an insidious threat to flight safety
Sleep-deprived pilots suffer several impairments in mood and cognition, according to new research published in the scientific journal Biological Rhythm…
Couples experience more relationship problems when the male partner is sexist
New research provides evidence that men’s sexist attitudes are associated with relationship problems, which in turn undermines their female partner’s…
Only women’s sexual personality predicts intercourse frequency within couples
In heterosexual relationships, only the woman’s attitude toward casual sex affects the frequency of sexual intercourse, according to research published…
New neuroarchaeology research sheds light on the cognitive processes behind early Stone Age toolmaking
New research published in NeuroImage suggests that that selective pressures during the early Pleistocene resulted in an enhancement of working…