Combining brain scans with AI technology, researchers were able to accurately predict the likelihood of a person developing schizophrenia in those with a family history of the psychiatric disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Highly Specific Synaptic Plasticity in Addiction
Enzyme activity outside of specific cell types contribute to synaptic plasticity associated with addiction behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: LSD May Offer Viable Treatment for Certain Mental Disorders
LSD increases social behaviors by activating 5-HTPA serotonin receptors and AMPA receptors in the prefrontal cortex, and the mTORC1 protein. Activating all three factors promoted social interactions. The findings suggest supervised LSD microdosing may …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Negative Mental Health Effects of Pandemic Lockdowns Spike, Then Fade
As people adjust to life in COVID lockdown, the negative mental health effects dissipate.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Street Trees Close to the Home May Reduce the Risk of Depression
A new study reveals living on a street lined with trees may be good for mental health. Researchers found people who lived within 100 meters of trees were less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immune Cells in the Brain Are Behind the Depression Experienced in Inflammation
Microglia appear to play a key role in inflammation-associated depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Up to a Fifth of Adults Have Mental Health Problems in Midlife
People born between 1946 and 1970 were up to 20% more likely to report psychological distress, including symptoms of anxiety and depression during their 40s and 50s, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lack of Sleep and Stress Can Lead to Symptoms Resembling Concussion
Lack of sleep, pre-existing mental health conditions, and increased stress appear to be key symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Positive Messaging Plays a Key Role in Increasing COVID-19 Mask Compliance
Positive messages about unity and togetherness are more effective at getting people to mask up and protect against COVID-19 than messages based on fear.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Neglect Leaves Generational Imprint
Infant children whose mothers experienced neglect when they were young showed altered brain circuitry in areas associated with anxiety and fear response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Digital Hoarders: We’ve Identified Four Types – Which Are You?
From retaining old emails to accumulating digital files, digital hoarding is emerging as a potential problem for people.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: To Get Ahead as an Introvert, Act Like an Extravert. It’s Not as Hard as You Think
Introverts who act like extraverts are viewed by others as having more leadership potential.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
A novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How and Why Some People Report “Hearing the Dead”
Spiritualist mediums, those who believe they can hear and communicate with the dead, are more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences in early life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How to Bond With Your Kids According to Neuroscience
New research that simultaneously measures brain activity in children and their parents offers insights into bonding.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Perspectives in Human Behavior and Culture
Researchers comment on a new theory of human behavior in traditional societies and advocate for a new, fully integrated evolutionary theory of human behavior.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease in Patients With Schizophrenia
People diagnosed with schizophrenia have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, researchers report. The reason could be due to alterations in the brain’s dopamine system cause as a result of dopamine receptor antagonists or …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Getting Romantic at Home Wearing an EEG Cap
An EEG study of couples embarking on romantic gestures, such as hugging and kissing, reveal positive emotions are mainly processed in the left hemisphere of the brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High Insulin Levels During Childhood a Risk for Mental Health Problems in Adulthood
High levels of insulin during mid-childhood was linked to an increased risk of developing psychosis during early adulthood. Additionally, an increase in BMI during the onset of puberty, specifically in girls, was linked to an increased risk of depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mothers, but Not Fathers, With Multiple Children Report More Fragmented Sleep
Mothers with more than more child reported more sleep disruptions that mothers with just one child. The number of children did not impact the quality, or quantity, of sleep for fathers.
