From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed, clinical studies in humans present an intriguing picture: antipsychotics, used…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via EurekAlert!: People who have already sifted through online information to make sense of a subject can help strangers facing similar tasks without ever directly communicating with them,…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being abused themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: New research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The study, published in Archives of General…
From the Rotman School of Management press release: They have been stereotyped as a “model minority.” But when they don’t conform to common racial stereotypes, such as being non-dominant, even people of East Asian descent…
From the Monash University press release via MedicalXpress: Preschool children who are more physically active are more likely to show behavioural problems, a study has found. The study, published in Developmental Disabilities, found that increased…
From the University of Missouri press release: The sayings “variety is the spice of life” and “happiness isn’t getting what you want, but wanting what you get” seem to have a psychological basis, according to…
From the Kansas State University press release: A Kansas State University graduate student is creating a schoolyard that can become a therapeutic landscape for children with autism. Chelsey King, master’s student in landscape architecture, St.…
From the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health press release: A new study finds that a stressful home life predisposes young girls to early onset obesity. Interestingly, the study did not find a similar…
From the Ohio State University press release: When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior and thoughts to match…