Callous-unemotional traits have been linked to deficits in development of the conscience and of empathy. Children and adolescents react less...

The decisions we make are influenced by other possibilities that we did not choose. At the same time, the options...

Older people who help and support others are also doing themselves a favor. An international research team has found that...

It is a well-known fact that fitness and well-being go hand in hand. But being in good shape also protects...

People are often excluded from social groups. As researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland report in the Journal...

To date, it has been assumed that the differentiation of stem cells depends on the environment they are embedded in....

Schizophrenic psychoses are a frequently occurring group of psychiatric disorders caused by a combination of biological, social and environmental factors....

With increasing age, the propensity to take physical, social, legal or financial risks decreases. Researchers from the University of Basel...

One in four young people have experienced chronic pain and a mental disorder. According to a new report in the...

Genes are not only important for regular memory performance, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the...

Human memory is the result of different mental processes, such as learning, remembering and forgetting. However, these distinct processes cannot...

Every addiction is characterized by a strong desire for a certain addictive substance, be it nicotine, alcohol or other drug....

Fructose not only results in a lower level of satiety, it also stimulates the reward system in the brain to...

Traffic lights, neon-lit advertisements, a jungle of road signs. When learning to drive, it is often very difficult to distinguish...

Aging is associated with significant decline in cognitive functions. But does this translate into poorer decision making? Psychologists from the...