New study finds creativity supports learning through novel mental connections
A study in npj Science of Learning finds that students who form more creative associations between words tend to retain...
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A study in npj Science of Learning finds that students who form more creative associations between words tend to retain...
Read moreDetailsSex research has grown more inclusive, but a new study suggests non-binary individuals remain overlooked. Published in the Archives of...
Read moreDetailsA study in Cureus explores how college students’ favorite film genres align with their personality traits. The findings indicate that...
Read moreDetailsA new study suggests that women who have experienced sexual trauma may feel less willing and less able to communicate...
Read moreDetailsA study of adolescent twins links occasional cannabis use with increased psychotic-like experiences. The findings suggest the relationship is shaped...
Read moreDetailsResearchers set out to investigate how physical traits like breast size might be connected to psychological factors such as body...
Read moreDetailsNew research from Galicia, Spain links teen exposure to adult content with stronger traditional gender views and increased sexual risk-taking....
Read moreDetailsA new study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests the brain cycles through its key networks in a repeating sequence. This...
Read moreDetailsPeople who reported meaningful psychedelic experiences later showed reduced cannabis use and increased psychological flexibility. These findings suggest psychedelics might...
Read moreDetailsImmigration opinions in the United States often split along party lines. But a new study raises questions about whether that...
Read moreDetailsA study in The Journal of Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes color in consistent ways across individuals....
Read moreDetailsChildren living in states with higher income inequality showed differences in brain size and connectivity, according to new findings in...
Read moreDetailsA new study suggests that powerful religious or spiritual experiences in adolescence can shape wellbeing years later, linking these moments...
Read moreDetailsNew research published in Nature Communications provides evidence that aging changes the brain’s shape in predictable ways. These geometric shifts...
Read moreDetailsFindings from a new study indicate that morally conflicted pornography use among single men is associated with greater sexual shame...
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