Study reveals specific neurons in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex that become active when people are faced with the decision to learn or hide from information about an adverse event the person is not able to prevent.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk for Addiction to Opioids and Ultraviolet Rays
Animal studies and analysis of human data reveal a link between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of both opioid addiction and sun-seeking behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Music Listening Near Bedtime Disruptive to Sleep
Researchers say people continue to process music, even when no songs are playing. This can lead to earworms, or tunes that get stuck in your head, which can crop up during sleep. People who experience earworms regularly at night are six times more like…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Happens in the Brain When People Make Music Together?
A new study reveals what goes on in the brain when a person embarks on a musical collaboration project.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Link Between Childhood Stress and Early Molars
Children from lower-income families and who greater adversity develop their first permanent molars before their peers with less stressful backgrounds.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Unmedicated, Untreated Brain Illness Is Likely in Mass Shooters
A new analysis of medical evidence of domestic mass shooters in the US reveals the majority of those who commit mass shootings have underlying and untreated mental health conditions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Low Doses of “Laughing Gas” Could Be Fast, Effective Treatment for Severe Depression
Nitrous oxide, a common anesthesia most often associated with dental procedures, may have a new purpose. Researchers found a single inhalation of 25% nitrous oxide gas was effective at alleviating symptoms of depression in those with a treatment-resist…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gender Differentiates How Facial Expressions Are Processed in the Brains of Alcoholics
A new study reveals sex differences in the way those with alcohol use disorder process facial emotions. Men with AUD showed greater activation in frontal brain areas when processing facial emotions. The increased activation was not seen in women with AUD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Persistent Insomnia Symptoms Since Childhood Associated With Mood, Anxiety Disorders
Insomnia experienced in childhood that continues into adulthood is a strong predictor of mood and anxiety disorders, a new study reports. Persistent insomnia from childhood was associated with a 2.8% increased risk of internalizing disorders in adulthood.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Defying Body Clock Linked to Depression and Lower Wellbeing
A new, large-scale study reveals people whose sleep patterns go against their natural circadian rhythm are more likely to develop symptoms of depression and report a decrease in wellbeing.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Overcoming Procrastination
Researchers reveal how you can overcome procrastination and regain motivation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Harnessing Healthy Behaviors to Prevent Dementia
Making small lifestyle changes, such as improving diet, exercising, enjoying social activities, and reducing blood pressure, can reduce the risk of developing dementia in older people with certain risk factors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sugar Overload May Be a Recipe for Long-Term Problems
Higher sugar diets during childhood increase the risk for obesity, cognitive impairments, and attention deficits as adults, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nobody’s Been Studying Socially Isolated Kids, and That’s a Problem
Study reveals clear differences between children who are rejected by their peers and those who face social isolation. Children who are rejected by their peers are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors, while those who are isolated were less likel…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mice Fathers Pass Down Stress Responses to Offspring via Sperm
Stressed male mice can pass down their behaviors to their offspring via alterations in their sperm’s DNA, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Social Identity Within the Anti-Vaccine Movement
A new study reveals up to 22% of Americans are self-identified anti-vaxxers and embrace the label as a form of social identity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Functional Brain Network Predicts Real-Life Social Network in Both Individuals With Schizophrenia and Social Anhedonia
Patients with schizophrenia, but not those with social anhedonia, exhibited deficits in real-life social network size. Those with schizophrenia and those with social anhedonia had reversals functional connectivity to one another. People with schizophre…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Training the Brain to Recognize Voices
Due to social restrictions following the COVID lockdowns, people may need to brush up on their social skills of concentrating on conversations. A new study reveals people can train themselves to do this on their own.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Is It Time to Give Up on Consciousness as ‘the Ghost in the Machine’?
Giving up the theory that consciousness is like a “ghost in the machine” to focus on the neurobiology of brain mechanisms behind conscious awareness is an essential step to better understand the human mind, researchers argue.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Intense Teen Romances May Predict High Blood Pressure Later in Life
Teens who find themselves in intense, controlling relationships, where they are denied healthy external friendships and self-discovery, and psychologically controlling parents, have a higher risk for high blood pressure later in life.
