1+ day, 57+ min ago   (279+ words) Neurofeedback is a technique where individuals learn to alter their brain waves by watching them in real time. During a typical session, sensors are placed on a person’s scalp to record electrical activity in the brain. This method is known…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (962+ words) A 20-minute workout protects memory after sleep loss just as well as a 90-minute nap PsyPost A 20-minute workout protects memory after sleep loss just as well as a 90-minute nap Experiencing a sleepless night often makes it difficult to…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (728+ words) PsyPost Autistic individuals might be somewhat better at reading emotions of other autistic people A study comparing the abilities of autistic and non-autistic individuals to recognize other people’s emotions found no overall main differences between the two groups. However, autistic…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1116+ words) Recent research suggests that giving mice a compound found in magic mushrooms before chemotherapy can prevent the debilitating nerve damage that often accompanies cancer treatment. The findings indicate that psilocybin protects nerve fibers by keeping their cellular powerhouses moving and…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (561+ words) Feeling anxious or struggling to keep pace in school during early adolescence is linked to how people view their own memory abilities more than fifty years later. The findings suggest that early-life psychological health can have a lasting association with…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (840+ words) People experiencing symptoms of depression often view social situations differently than others. A recent study found that individuals with depressive symptoms are more likely to perceive unfair financial offers as fair, but only if they consider themselves to have a…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (676+ words) Visually tricking the brain into thinking a person’s left hand has crossed over to the right side of their body can physically cool down their actual, unmoving left hand. These findings suggest that disrupting the mind’s spatial map of the…...

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1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (759+ words) Researchers have identified a link between molecular tags on a specific gene and creative thinking abilities in male adolescents. The study explored how biological mechanisms might influence brain function without altering the underlying genetic code. The results were published in…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (504+ words) “Traditional classifications of language profiles in autism distinguish three groups: verbal, nonverbal, and minimally verbal,” Andrey Vyshedskiy, an adjunct professor at Boston University and co-author of the study, told PsyPost. “This tripartite framework is bad for children, for parents, and…...