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Our brains divide the day into chapters: Psychology research offers details on how

Our brains divide the day into chapters: Psychology research offers details on how

byColumbia UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant—to take just one example—the brain mentally starts a new "chapter"

Our brains divide the day into chapters: Psychology research offers details on how

byColumbia UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant—to take just one example—the brain mentally starts a new "chapter"
Risk for psychiatric disorders up for offspring of moms with eating disorder

Risk for psychiatric disorders up for offspring of moms with eating disorder

by Elana GotkineOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a stud

Risk for psychiatric disorders up for offspring of moms with eating disorder

by Elana GotkineOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a stud
Pre-K providers on the front line of dealing with growing mental health needs

Pre-K providers on the front line of dealing with growing mental health needs

by Lynette Hazelton, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDamaris Alvarado-Rodriguez, owner of three Children's Playhouse early childhood education centers, thought it best t

Pre-K providers on the front line of dealing with growing mental health needs

by Lynette Hazelton, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDamaris Alvarado-Rodriguez, owner of three Children's Playhouse early childhood education centers, thought it best t
Regular light-intensity exercise can help erase fear memories and prevent PTSD, study suggests

Regular light-intensity exercise can help erase fear memories and prevent PTSD, study suggests

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by severe stress. Recent research suggests that exercise can help prevent

Regular light-intensity exercise can help erase fear memories and prevent PTSD, study suggests

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder caused by severe stress. Recent research suggests that exercise can help prevent
Predicting mood episodes using wearable devices: A sleep and circadian rhythm data analysis model

Predicting mood episodes using wearable devices: A sleep and circadian rhythm data analysis model

byInstitute for Basic ScienceStudy framework for predicting mood episodes from sleep pattern information using machine learning (ML) classification algorithm. Credit:npj Digital Medicine&n

Predicting mood episodes using wearable devices: A sleep and circadian rhythm data analysis model

byInstitute for Basic ScienceStudy framework for predicting mood episodes from sleep pattern information using machine learning (ML) classification algorithm. Credit:npj Digital Medicine&n
Stress-related cell damage links to negative mental and physical health effects among caregivers

Stress-related cell damage links to negative mental and physical health effects among caregivers

byRice UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsIt's no secret that the caregivers of spouses with memory impairment face enormous amounts of stress. Researchers at Rice University hav

Stress-related cell damage links to negative mental and physical health effects among caregivers

byRice UniversityCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsIt's no secret that the caregivers of spouses with memory impairment face enormous amounts of stress. Researchers at Rice University hav
Solitude is better for your health when it's not too intense, research suggests

Solitude is better for your health when it's not too intense, research suggests

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityRiding on Gap Road, Oregon. Credit: David PattonHiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restor

Solitude is better for your health when it's not too intense, research suggests

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityRiding on Gap Road, Oregon. Credit: David PattonHiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restor
New study finds common autism screening tool is effective but has limitations

New study finds common autism screening tool is effective but has limitations

by UC Davis MIND InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers and others finds that an autism screening tool used widely in the U.S. and around the worl

New study finds common autism screening tool is effective but has limitations

by UC Davis MIND InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers and others finds that an autism screening tool used widely in the U.S. and around the worl
Common depression screening tool may miss the mark for people living with HIV

Common depression screening tool may miss the mark for people living with HIV

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn astudyinSocial Science & Medicine—Mental Health, CUNY SPH doctoral alum Dana Watnick and team sought to explore

Common depression screening tool may miss the mark for people living with HIV

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn astudyinSocial Science & Medicine—Mental Health, CUNY SPH doctoral alum Dana Watnick and team sought to explore
Brain scan study shows what happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia hears voices

Brain scan study shows what happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia hears voices

byPublic Library of ScienceThe cognitive neural mechanism of auditory hallucinations. Dissociative impairment of functional distinct signals in motor-to-sensory transformation process – a 'b

Brain scan study shows what happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia hears voices

byPublic Library of ScienceThe cognitive neural mechanism of auditory hallucinations. Dissociative impairment of functional distinct signals in motor-to-sensory transformation process – a 'b
Brain molecule that makes neurons less selective could deepen understanding of human cognition

Brain molecule that makes neurons less selective could deepen understanding of human cognition

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineExcitatory neurons from the brains of mice are depicted in green, and PV inhibitory neurons are pictured in magenta. Cells are depicted in the deep h

Brain molecule that makes neurons less selective could deepen understanding of human cognition

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineExcitatory neurons from the brains of mice are depicted in green, and PV inhibitory neurons are pictured in magenta. Cells are depicted in the deep h