Anthropology Extreme, painful ritual appears to have a positive effect on psychophysiological well-beingpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Painful rituals may improve psychological well-being, according to new research published in Current Anthropology. The findings shed new light on why …
Tumors Cancer cells have ‘unsettling’ ability to hijack the brain’s nervesnature.com - Heidi Ledford Startling discovery could open up avenues for treating some aggressive tumours. Tumour cells can plug into — and feed off — the brain’s complex …
Anxiety Study provides new insights into emotional regulation strategy use among socially anxious individualspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan A recent study published in the journal Motivation and Emotion utilized smartphones to get a better understanding of how socially anxious college …
Cognition Meditation linked to enhanced social cognition in new psychology researchpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Experienced meditators and people who are more mindful tend to score higher on several measures of social cognition, such as emotional recognition, …
Mindfulness A single dose of 5-MeO-DMT produces rapid and persistent improvements in life satisfaction and psychopathological symptomspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan A single inhalation of the psychedelic drug 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) is associated with sustained improvements in satisfaction …
Relationships Despite popular belief, study finds little evidence of emotional interdependence in romantic relationshipspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Though people often feel they are emotionally attuned to their romantic partner, new research has found little evidence that couples regularly …
Space Neuroscientists are learning how outer space affects our brains by launching themselves into zero gravity flightpsypost.org - Elisa Raffaella Ferrè, The Conversation More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects our physical health, we …
Depression Study finds common mental health symptoms are unrelated to gun threatspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research suggests that many common mental health symptoms have no link to using firearms to threaten someone. The study has been published in the …
Depression Minocycline alters behavior, microglia and the gut microbiome in a tranature.com - Anna K. Schmidtner, David A. Slattery, Joachim Gläsner, Andreas Hiergeist, Katharina Gryksa, Victoria A. Malik, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Isabella Heuser, Thomas C. Baghai, André Gessner, Rainer Rupprecht, Barbara Di Benedetto, Inga D. Neumann World Health Organization. Depression and other common mental disorders: global health estimates. 2017. Burke, W. J. Escitalopram. Expert Opin. Invest. …
Tai Chi Tai Chi training might promote emotional stability and slow gray matter atrophy in seniorspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Long-term Tai Chi practitioners tend to have better emotional stability and more gray matter in important brain structures, according to new research …
Cannabis PTSD with and without chronic pain is linked to increased risk of cannabis use disorderpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with and without chronic pain is associated with elevated rates and severity of cannabis use disorder, according …
Emotions New psychology research indicates being unable to regulate positive emotion is linked to negative outcomespsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Scientists are beginning to investigate the importance of being able to attenuate positive emotions. A new study, published in the Journal of …
Pregnancy Altered brain networks observed in newborns prenatally exposed to maternal depression and SSRI antidepressantspsypost.org - Tim F. Oberlander & Naama Rotem-Kohavi New brain imaging findings suggest that the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication by pregnant women and a mother’s …
News Media Study finds fame-seeking mass shooters tend to receive more media attentionpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research provides evidence that mass shooters who are seeking notoriety tend to receive more media coverage than their non-fame-seeking …
Connectivity Heightened connectivity between two brain networks is associated with anger and aggressionpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan People who engage in more physical aggression are more likely to have overconnectivity between the brain’s default network and attentional networks, …
Research New psychology research reveals men’s motives for sending unsolicited dick picspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Men who send unsolicited images of their private parts primarily do so with the hopes of receiving either similar images or sexual interactions in …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoPain Why Me? Perceptions of Justice Influence Pain Experiencespsychologicalscience.org Life has its many twists and turns – to make sense of all of it, people sometimes take a “just world” approach, reasoning that people get more or …
Mindfulness Mindfulness Training Improves Middle School Academic Performancepsychcentral.com - Rick Nauert PhD Emerging research suggests mindfulness training can improve academic performance, decrease incidence of school conduct disorders and relieve stress …
Alzheimer's Disease Hunger hormone linked to memory deficits in Alzheimer’snewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Ghrelin is famously known as the “hunger hormone” for the role it plays in promoting appetite. The hormone is secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, …
Neuroscience Brain responses to social punishment: a meta-analysisnature.com Fehr, E., Fischbacher, U. & Gächter, S. Strong reciprocity, human cooperation, and the enforcement of social norms. Hum Nat. 13, 1–25 (2002). Li, X. et …
Prejudice Study finds a link between infectious diseases and racism in the United Statespsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research published in the scientific journal Social Psychological and Personality Science provides evidence that the prevalence of infectious …
Relationships Friends and romantic partners might make a significant difference in how shy individuals feel about themselvespsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Shy emerging adults appear to benefit from having a high-quality relationship with a best friend or romantic partner, according to a new study …
Psychedelia Emotional breakthroughs during psychedelic experiences linked to future increases in mental well-beingpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research highlights the importance of emotional breakthroughs on subsequent psychological outcomes after a psychedelic experience. The study, …
Exercise Exercise may protect brain regions that are sensitive to neurodegenerationpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Physical activity may help to protect brain regions that are sensitive to neurodegeneration, according to new research in NeuroImage: Clinical that …
Atheism Anti-atheist stigma can even harm Christian political candidatespsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan According to new research, religiously affiliated people tend to be less supportive of candidates who they believe are associated with atheism — even …
Psychology How People Judge Your Personality Based On Your Namebps.org.uk - BPS Research Digest By Matthew WarrenExtraversion, thy name is Katie. And Jack. And Carter. But not, it turns out, Joanna, Owen, or Lauren: these individuals instead …
Mindfulness Experienced meditators display an altered pattern of brain activity during a test of attention and self-controlpsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan Experienced meditators tend to have a different pattern of brain activity compared to non-meditators during a cognitive test of impulsiveness and …
Empathy Antidepressant medication may reduce empathic responses to the pain of otherspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan A team of scientists in Austria have found evidence that antidepressant medication — rather than depression itself — can lead to reductions in …
Ideology People with lower emotional intelligence are more likely to hold right-wing views, study findspsypost.org - Eric W. Dolan New research from Belgium provides evidence that deficits in emotion understanding and emotion management are related to right-wing and prejudiced …
