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International study challenges idea of innate morality

International study challenges idea of innate morality

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe question as to whether morality is innate has been hotly debated in developmental psychology for decades. Studies have yielde

International study challenges idea of innate morality

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe question as to whether morality is innate has been hotly debated in developmental psychology for decades. Studies have yielde
How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holidayby Katherine RothCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinWe all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Fina

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday

How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holidayby Katherine RothCredit: AP Illustration/Peter HamlinWe all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Fina
What social rejection teaches your brain

What social rejection teaches your brain

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaDiagram of the learning task and average feedback provided by Deciders. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024).

What social rejection teaches your brain

by Nina Raffio,University of Southern CaliforniaDiagram of the learning task and average feedback provided by Deciders. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024).
Ease seasonal affective disorder with exercise routine

Ease seasonal affective disorder with exercise routine

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the days start getting shorter and darker, people might feel impacted by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The downturn in

Ease seasonal affective disorder with exercise routine

by Homa Shalchi,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs the days start getting shorter and darker, people might feel impacted by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The downturn in
Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros
Using social cognition to track other people's minds in communication

Using social cognition to track other people's minds in communication

byMax Planck SocietyCredit: AI-generated imageLanguage and social cognition are fundamental to human communication. But how do these capacities interact? In a review paperpublishedin

Using social cognition to track other people's minds in communication

byMax Planck SocietyCredit: AI-generated imageLanguage and social cognition are fundamental to human communication. But how do these capacities interact? In a review paperpublishedin
How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the
Transgender, gender-diverse preteens less physically active than peers

Transgender, gender-diverse preteens less physically active than peers

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTransgender and gender-diverse preteens are about 15% less physically active than their cisgender peers, new research finds.Transgender 1

Transgender, gender-diverse preteens less physically active than peers

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTransgender and gender-diverse preteens are about 15% less physically active than their cisgender peers, new research finds.Transgender 1
Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potent

Study: Parents who experience intimate partner violence show higher potential for stress, child maltreatment

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potent
Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m

Study finds unhealthy commodities—like alcohol and social media—are connected with poor mental health

byPublic Library of ScienceMental health. Credit: Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany; Pixabay Content License"Unhealthy commodities" such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, social m
Psychotic-like experiences in adolescents linked to depression and self-destructive behavior

Psychotic-like experiences in adolescents linked to depression and self-destructive behavior

byUniversity of HelsinkiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPsychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. W

Psychotic-like experiences in adolescents linked to depression and self-destructive behavior

byUniversity of HelsinkiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPsychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. W
Digital tools show promise at providing mental health interventions to refugee youths

Digital tools show promise at providing mental health interventions to refugee youths

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignA team led by, from left, social work professors Moses Okumu and Flora Cohen, with doctoral student Joshua Muzei explored the effecti

Digital tools show promise at providing mental health interventions to refugee youths

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignA team led by, from left, social work professors Moses Okumu and Flora Cohen, with doctoral student Joshua Muzei explored the effecti