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In today’s health headlines, we're discussing what brain imaging is teaching us about emotion regulation in children, how this research could improve mental health treatments for families, and what ...
Psychology says people who can't keep secrets safe even for a few minutes aren't always acting with bad intentions. Psychology explains that this behavior can be linked to impulse control, the need ...
Persistent dizziness is a frequent and disabling symptom after retrosigmoid microsurgery for vestibular schwannoma (VS), negatively affecting quality of life. While vestibular outcomes are well studied, the contribution…
Understanding how scientific research informs policy is central to the social sciences, yet systematic evidence of this process remains limited. Bearing in mind that uses can take many different forms, we present a…
Neuroimaging studies using a variety of techniques have demonstrated abnormal patterns of spontaneous brain activity in patients with late-life depression (LLD). However, the findings are variable and often inconsistent…
Meditation offers a naturalistic paradigm for studying introspection, yet the neural dynamics of advanced tantric practices remain largely unexplored. Buddhist Highest Yoga Tantra (BHYT) comprises a sequence of eight…
Shift work is associated with an increased risk of sleep disorders, yet tailored prevention and treatment programs remain rare and understudied. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is the first-line treatment for…
The growing integration of digital technologies into healthcare requires understanding the impact of different consultation modalities on patient stress, memory and perceived credibility. This study compared different…
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among breast cancer survivors varies widely from diagnosis through post-treatment; however, distinct recovery patterns remain underexplored. In this study, we used a person-centered…
Guided by social cognitive theory, this study explored the direct and serial chain-mediating relationships between peer assessment quality (PAQ) and English writing ability (EWA), with learning engagement (LE) and…
Street vegetation can play an important multifunctional role in increasing green spaces for more just, healthy and sustainable cities. However, there is still limited knowledge on how greenery exposure and seasonal…
Although the link between depression and social media addiction in adolescents is well established, the specific mechanisms driving this association remain underexplored. This study aims to investigate how physical…
Adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) is prevalent yet under-recognized, underscoring the need for scalable and objective assessment tools. We developed and validated smartphone-based speech models for detecting MDD…
Limited access to nature in densely urbanized environments together with technostress are recognized as significant mental health burdens in students. However, how draining environments influence mental health under high…
This study advances understanding of AI-enhanced online teacher education by investigating novel psychological and social mechanisms linking instructor technology integration competence in AI-supported online learning…
Posted July 28, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley The modern, liberated Anglo-American woman is âmedicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome,â and we would do well as a country to reinstate the âold standard of public…
One vitamin linked to healthier brain structure and stronger communication between key brain regions.
Psychology says people who are never happy no matter what aren't always dissatisfied because of external events. Psychology explains that this behavior can be linked to thought patterns, emotional ...
Updated July 29, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan The use of prescription stimulants like Ritalin (methylphenidate), Adderall (mixed amphetamine/dextroamphetamine), Dexadrine (dextroamphetamine), and Vyvanse…
In this episode from January 2026, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, the director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in…
When Juan Antonio’s grandmother forgot her famous carbonara, he knew something was wrong. Here, the psychologist shares how to spot early Alzheimer's signs and navigate grief.
When Juan Antonio’s grandmother forgot her famous carbonara, he knew something was wrong. Here, the psychologist shares how to spot early Alzheimer's signs and navigate grief.
Deadlines fundamentally shape motivation. Research examining effort-based choices finds effort is an avoided cost. However, this overlooks how making progress on longer-term goals to be reached before deadlines motivate…
People turn to video evidence to make judgments about the justifiability of an officerâs actions in use-of-force incidents. Despite beliefs that video offers an objective account of events, use-of-force footage elicits…
To address the lack of personalization and dynamic adaptability of learning paths in virtual reality music education, this study applies a deep reinforcement learning framework based on PPO to generate adaptive learning…
Career decision-making represents a critical transition point for graduate students, particularly in contexts where misalignment between higher education outcomes and labor market opportunities persists. Despite…
This study investigates the differences in visual attention between expert and novice soccer referees using a multiple object tracking (MOT) task, with a specific focus on how tracking speed modulates these differences…
The present study investigates how GPT language models approximate human sentence-processing dynamics in Korean subject honorification. Drawing upon four open-access datasets from prior psycholinguistic…
The present study examined whether behavioral features extracted from a digital Mandala coloring task could predict childrenâs stress-related vulnerability group status (stress-alert vs. non-alert), as independently…
Athletic mental energy is a multidimensional psychological resource associated with athletes’ performance and well-being. The present study examined the cross-validation and cross-cultural measurement invariance of the…
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