When people were presented with a list of scenarios that were meaningful or enjoyable, they enjoyed thinking 50% more than when they were instructed to think about whatever they wanted.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What I Learned When I Recreated the Famous ‘Doll Test’ That Looked at How Black Kids See Race
A new take on the Clark Doll Test reveals little Black girls still show racial bias in their treatment of Black dolls. Findings reconfirm Black children still view their Blackness in a negative way. Researchers say more focus should be placed on empowe…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Larger Pupils? You Might Just Have Gained Someone’s Trust
Autonomic mimicry in human social interactions is significant, a new study reports. Researchers found in computer facial simulations where the pupils were dilated, test subjects trusted the simulated face more and mimicked the pupillary response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Anti-Hyperlipidemia Drug Improves Brain Connectivity Schizophrenia
Fenofibrate, a drug developed to control cholesterol, alleviated brain and behavioral abnormalities in mouse models of schizophrenia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Another Avenue to Tackling Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Psychologists have developed a 12-point list of sexual assault prevention strategies aimed at reducing the risk of college-aged males embarking on sexually aggressive or risky sexual behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Large Number of COVID-19 Survivors Will Experience Cognitive Complications
Study reveals a significant number of COVID-19 survivors suffer from a range of neuropsychological and cognitive problems following recovery. Coronavirus survivors report experiencing PTSD, depression, memory impairments, and attention impairments upon…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Does Your Brain Process Emotions? Answer Could Help Address Loneliness Epidemic
Specific brain regions respond in opposing ways when exposed to emotional stimuli associated with loneliness and wisdom.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Neuroimaging Reveals How Ideology Affects Race Perception
Researchers uncover the role activity in the anterior insula plays in how political ideology influences race perception.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Quick to Smile? The Speed of Expression Offers Vital Visual Cues
Our ability to recognize emotion in others depends upon the speed at which we process facial expressions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can’t Solve a Riddle? The Answer Might Lie in Knowing What Doesn’t Work
Knowing when your train of thought is off track is central to finding the correct answer while problem-solving.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lonely? These Odd Rituals Can Help
Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful, like dunking a teabag repeatedly, may help curb feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain State Behind Social Interaction Uncovered
The activity of different populations of neurons in the amygdala governs whether mice interact with their peers, or indulge in self-centered behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Astrocytes Derived From Patients With Bipolar Disorder Malfunction
Astrocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells of bipolar patients provide suboptimal support for neural activity. The malfunction can be traced to the inflammation-promoting molecule, interleukin-6.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Custom Diets Are Essential to Mental Health
Dietary and lifestyle changes could be key to reducing risks for psychiatric disorders and improving overall mental health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Identify Brain Ion Channel as New Approach to Treating Depression
Ezogabine, a drug that opens up the KCNQ2/3 type potassium channel, significantly improved symptoms of depression and anhedonia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Only 2% of Conversations End When We Want Them To
Whether a conversation seems to last forever or is cut prematurely short, researchers say it is incredibly common to experience conversational disappointment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Most Detailed Look Yet at the Neuroscience of Placebo Effects
Patients who reported a greater reduction in pain following being administered a placebo showed larger reductions in brain areas associated with pain construction.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Placebo Effect May Explain Reported Benefits of Psychedelic Microdoses
A placebo-controlled study of psychedelics reveals the psychological benefits of microdosing are most likely explained by the placebo effect.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Find Frustration Is an Additional Factor of Addiction
A new study looks at the role frustration plays in driving addiction.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Reading Aloud Can Be an Act of Seduction
Reading aloud to your partner may help with bonding and could be an underused seduction technique.
