Singles and people unhappy in their romantic relationships are more likely to develop strong emotional and physical attractions to fictional...

A recent study finds that childhood emotional abuse and neglect are strongly linked to adult anxiety. This relationship is largely...

Young adults who frequently watch physically violent online pornography report lower empathy, more acceptance of violence against women, and increased...

Damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex hinders a person's ability to let their mind wander. A new small study suggests...

Patients with treatment-resistant depression show a widespread loss of complexity in their resting brain activity. A recent brain imaging study...

For adults who struggle to stay asleep, a bed that sways gently throughout the night might offer a path to...

A new computational model reveals that simply increasing the number of close social connections past a certain threshold naturally forces...

A new psychological study reveals that women's competitive reactions toward romantic and social rivals are driven by their baseline personality...

Psilocin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, promotes the rapid growth of neural connections in laboratory settings. A new study...

A three-year study of Chinese adolescents reveals how harsh discipline shapes mental health. Researchers found that repetitive thoughts about sadness...

A recent evaluation of a nationwide anti-poverty campaign shows that escaping absolute poverty can boost adult cognitive abilities, improving both...

Young adults vastly overestimate their likelihood of having children before age 30, but a person's relationship status and physical attractiveness...

Taking a long time to fall asleep during pregnancy is associated with slightly lower offspring intelligence scores at age four....

New research reveals that relying too heavily on generative artificial intelligence can erode critical thinking, memory, and social skills. However,...

People with alcohol use disorder experience automatic emotional reactions to alcohol-related images that disrupt their decision-making processes. New research shows...