Psychology Research News
April 20, 2024
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Apr. 18, 2024 — A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain's neural circuits to stimuli can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy. Researchers now report how ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person's quality of life. About 6 percent of people who experience trauma develop the disorder, but ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Thought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article. Understanding cognition and its ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term storage of ...
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Apr. 12, 2024 — Engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient that could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric or ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study offers a first look into the complex molecular changes that occur in brain cells with Lewy bodies, which are key pathological hallmarks ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what's likely to happen, psychosis can result, research ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New hypothesis paper builds on a growing scientific consensus that Parkinson's disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that environmental toxicants are the likely ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers conducted a survey to understand how the mental health of displaced Ukrainians has been affected by the ongoing war. Their findings describe high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A new study reveals the detailed protein structure of the TAS2R14, a bitter taste receptor that allows us to perceive bitter taste. In addition to solving the structure of this taste receptor, the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have developed a technique to connect lab-grown neural 'organoids' (three-dimensional developmental brain-like structures grown from human stem cells) using axonal bundles, ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers offer insights into the ethical dilemmas and legal complexities surrounding brain organoids, especially those derived from human fetal tissue. Their findings advocate for thorough ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered that the biological instructions within these vesicles differed significantly in postmortem brain samples donated from patients suffering from Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Through a large-scale analysis, researchers have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers make the case that prairie voles, small rodents that are found throughout the central United States and Canada, can be effectively used as animal models to further the study of clinical ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Chemical biologists design an early 'proof-of-concept' vaccine that could lead to the first effective treatment of xylazine overdose in ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A new study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain. The findings provide new insights that could help inform ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Researchers use neural networks to study proprioception, the sense the brain uses to 'know' the body's movement and ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Researchers found that exposure to environmental carcinogens and psychological distress is significantly linked to decreased happy life expectancy, a measure of the lifespan during which an ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Engineers have created a brain-computer interface that doesn't require calibration for each user, paving the way for widespread clinical ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — A new bioluminescence imaging technique has created highly detailed, and visually striking, images of the movement of oxygen in the brains of mice. The method, which can be easily replicated by other ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Younger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assumption, especially for women who suffer from certain mental health ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers report that mature oligodendrocytes -- the central nervous system cells critical for brain function -- cling to life following a fatal trauma for much, much longer than scientists knew. ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers have introduced a new, refined method for analyzing brain signals, enhancing our understanding of brain functionality. This research has the potential to improve treatments for ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- Brain Stimulation Treatment May Improve Depression, Anxiety in Older Adults
- Connecting Lab-Grown Brain Cells Provides Insight Into How Our Own Brains Work
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Are Lab-Grown Brain Tissues Ethical? There Is No No-Brainer Answer
- Tiny Brain Bubbles Carry Complete Codes
- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Developing a Vaccine for the 'zombie Drug' Xylazine
- Researchers Map How the Brain Regulates Emotions
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Exposure to Common Environmental Carcinogens Linked to Decreased Lifespan Happiness
- Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games With Just Their Thoughts
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain
- For Younger Women, Mental Health Now May Predict Heart Health Later
- Reverse Effects of Trauma? Older Brain Cells Linger Unexpectedly Before Their Death
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Researchers Introduce Enhanced Brain Signal Analysis Technique
- Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?
- Making Long-Term Memories Requires Nerve-Cell Damage
- Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Study Finds High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease
- Common Degenerative Brain Disease May Begin to Develop in Middle Age
- Large-Scale Animal Study Links Brain pH Changes to Wide-Ranging Cognitive Issues
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
- The Aging Brain: Protein Mapping Furnishes New Insights
- Movement Disorder ALS and Cognitive Disorder FTLD Show Strong Molecular Overlaps, New Study Shows
- Early Intervention After the First Seizure May Prevent Long-Term Epilepsy and Associated Cognitive Deficits
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Research Finds a Direct Communication Path Between the Lungs and the Brain
- Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'brain Fog' By Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Brain Recordings in People Before Surgery Reveal How All Minds Plan What to Say Prior to Speaking
- Is the Secret to Anxiety in Young Women Hidden in Our Brain Chemistry?
- Biomarkers of the Middle-Aged Brain Predict Cognitive Health in Old Age
- How Neurochemicals Affect fMRI Readings
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives
- Researchers Find Unanticipated Complexity in Aging Brain's Memory Decline
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- Gut Bacteria Make Neurotransmitters to Shape the Newborn Immune System
- Abnormal Brain Structure Identified in Children With Developmental Language Problems
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Blast-Related Concussions Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
- Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youth
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Tiny Magnetic Particles in Air Pollution Linked to Development of Alzheimer's
- Molecular Clusters on Glial Cells Show They Are More Than Our Brain's 'glue'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
- Neurons Help Flush Waste out of Brain During Sleep
- In Fight Against Brain Pathogens, the Eyes Have It
- Could We Assess Autism in Children With a Simple Eye Reflex Test?
- More Than Just Neurons: A New Model for Studying Human Brain Inflammation
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Addressing Societal Concerns of Genetic Determinism of Human Behavior by Linking Environmental Influences and Genetic Research
- New Study Links Placental Oxygen Levels to Fetal Brain Development
- Visual Prosthesis Simulator Offers a Glimpse Into the Future
- Learning and Memory Problems in Down Syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's 'dark Matter'
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Gut-Brain Communication Turned on Its Axis
- Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%
- Yoga Provides Unique Cognitive Benefits to Older Women at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Cracking the Code of Neurodegeneration: New Model Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target
- Uncovering Anxiety: Scientists Identify Causative Pathway and Potential Cures
- Researchers Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Map Therapeutic Targets for Four Brain Disorders
- Living in Violent Neighborhoods Affects Children's Brain Development
- Newly Discovered Brain Cells Play a Key Role in Right and Left Turns
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Air Pollution Linked to More Signs of Alzheimer's in Brain
- How Does the Brain Make Decisions?
- Possible Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases Discovered : B Cells Teach T Cells Which Targets Must Not Be Attacked
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Fixing Rogue Brain Cells May Hold Key to Preventing Neurodegeneration
- Modifying Brain Molecule Relaxin-3 Can Potentially Reduce Side Effects in Treating Anxiety, Depression and More
- Blocking Key Protein May Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
- Stress During Pregnancy Can Lead to Early Maturation of First-Born Daughters
- Mapping Potential Pathways to MND Treatment
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- How Emotions Affect Word Retrieval in People With Aphasia
- Patterns of Brain Connectivity Differ Between Pre-Term and Term Babies
- Pharmacological Inhibitor Protects Nerve Cells in ALS Disease
- Researchers Identify Potential Way to Treat Genetic Epilepsy by Replacing 'lost' Enzyme
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Researchers Make Progress Toward Developing Blood Tests for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
- New Direct Links Discovered Between the Brain and Its Surrounding Environment
- Stress Influences Brain and Psyche Via Immune System
- Things We Can Do to Help Cope With Traumatic Loss
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Study Finds Strongest Evidence to Date of Brain's Ability to Compensate for Age-Related Cognitive Decline
- Bullied Teens' Brains Show Chemical Change Associated With Psychosis
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Scientist Shows Focused Ultrasound Can Reach Deep Into the Brain to Relieve Pain
- World's Largest Childhood Trauma Study Uncovers Brain Rewiring
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Researchers 3D-Print Functional Human Brain Tissue
- Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease