New evidence that heightened pain sensitivity is linked to sympathy for opposing political views

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.Okay, we

Updated on: January 10,2024 5

New evidence that heightened pain sensitivity is linked to sympathy for opposing political views

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.Okay, we

Updated on:January 10,2024 5

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s

Updated on: October 17,2023 3

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s

Updated on:October 17,2023 3

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group

Updated on: January 10,2024 15

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group

Updated on:January 10,2024 15

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona

Updated on: January 10,2024 12

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona

Updated on:January 10,2024 12

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind

Updated on: December 26,2023 18

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind

Updated on:December 26,2023 18

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs

Updated on: January 09,2024 7

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs

Updated on:January 09,2024 7

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is

Updated on: October 26,2023 10

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is

Updated on:October 26,2023 10

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri

Updated on: December 30,2023 15

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri

Updated on:December 30,2023 15

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have

Updated on: December 30,2023 13

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have

Updated on:December 30,2023 13

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely

Updated on: January 09,2024 13

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely

Updated on:January 09,2024 13

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro

Updated on: January 10,2024 11

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro

Updated on:January 10,2024 11

Reducing anxiety and stress with pupil feedback

by Christoph Elhardt,ETH Zuricha, Participants apply mental strategies that are believed to modulate the brain’s arousal levels mediated by nuclei such as the LC. Pupil size was measured by an e

Updated on: January 11,2024 6

Reducing anxiety and stress with pupil feedback

by Christoph Elhardt,ETH Zuricha, Participants apply mental strategies that are believed to modulate the brain’s arousal levels mediated by nuclei such as the LC. Pupil size was measured by an e

Updated on:January 11,2024 6