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A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that women are better than men at figuring out unusual products when they're among competing items.

An unexpected discovery by UCLA life scientists holds promise for the future development of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders, and potentially for Alzheimer's disease and other memory-impairment diseases. The researchers, led by UCLA professor of psychology...

A study on the effects of psychedelic mushrooms on marble-burying behavior in mice suggests that the fungus may have clinical value in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

The color red not only makes women more alluring to men, but influences their actual behavior as well, a published study found.

Dating violence among adolescents is common and those who physically assault dating partners are also likely to have perpetrated violence involving siblings and peers, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy appears to be similar to maintenance antidepressant medication for preventing relapse or recurrence among patients successfully treated for depression, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

The rate of depression treatment increased between 1998 and 2007 but at a slower rate than during the previous decade, and the percentage of patients treated with psychotherapy continued to decline, according to a report in the December issue of...

Among patients with depression, the presence of many aspects of illness which may be associated with bipolar disorder does not appear to be associated with treatment resistance—evidence against the common hypothesis that some cases of difficult-to-treat depression are actually unrecognized...

Moderate doses of caffeine, the equivalent of five to seven cups of coffee, suppresses the growth of new neurons in the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning and memory, according to a published study.

Relatively few children with rapidly shifting moods and high energy have bipolar disorder, though such symptoms are commonly associated with the disorder. Instead, most of these children have other types of mental disorders, according to an NIMH-funded study published online...

College students who exhibit narcissistic tendencies are more likely than fellow students to cheat on exams and assignments, a new study shows. The results suggested that narcissists were motivated to cheat because their academic performance functions as an opportunity to...

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, alters women's experience of sexual behavior by reducing social inhibitions, enhancing sensory perceptions, and heightening feelings of empathy, according to a published study.

Injections of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD or acid, accelerates Pavlovian learning in rabbits by desensitizing certain neurotransmitter receptors, according to a published report. The study, which was lead by Anthony G. Romano of the...

The computer game Tetris may have a special ability to reduce flashbacks after viewing traumatic images not shared by other types of computer game, Oxford University scientists have discovered in a series of experiments.

Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who received supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), believed to possibly reduce the risk of AD, did not experience a reduction in the rate of cognitive and functional decline,...