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Health

WTF! Swearing Can Enhance Your Pain Tolerance!

By Darby Saxbe Ph.D. on April 22, 2018 in Home Base

Do you have a bad swearing habit? Turns out all that cursing may have an upside-- it gives your pain tolerance a boost.

Animal Behavior

Dogs' Noses in the News: Scents Reduce Stress in Shelters

By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on April 21, 2018 in Animal Emotions

Dogs' noses are amazing works of art. Two recent books discuss this fascinating organ and a new study shows scent enrichment reduces stress (activity and barking) in shelter dogs.

Personality

Why Psychopaths Make Such Bad First Impressions

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. on April 21, 2018 in Fulfillment at Any Age

Making a great first impression is a sure-fire way to get others to trust you. New research on people high in the Dark Tetrad traits shows why they fail when meeting new people.

Memory

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

By David Ludden Ph.D. on April 21, 2018 in Talking Apes

Feelings of déjà vu and premonition seem spooky, but when we understand the common tricks our memory plays on us, there’s nothing unusual about these experiences.

Spirituality

"Spiritual But Not Religious" Is Associated with Depression

By Neighborhood Psychiatry on April 21, 2018 in Psychiatry for the People

Are you spiritual, but not religious? Depending on your practice, research suggests you may be at greater risk for depression.

Philosophy

The Beautiful People

By Jesse Marczyk Ph.D. on April 20, 2018 in Pop Psych

The world seems less fair to the unattractive and poor.

Race and Ethnicity

The Negative Health Impact of Migration Policies

By Arash Emamzadeh on April 20, 2018 in Finding a New Home

Prejudiced Immigration policies are unfair but they are not hurting anybody. Or are they? New research shows the many ways that biased policies impact migrant mental health.

Health

Can Acupuncture Help You Lose Weight?

By Temma Ehrenfeld on April 20, 2018 in Open Gently

Here's what we know (and what we don't).

Sleep

What Dreams May Tell You About Your Mental Health

By Mark Travers Ph.D. on April 19, 2018 in Social Instincts

People with more intense lucid dreams reported lower levels of distress.

Environment

Lions and Tigers and Bears Are Going Extinct

By Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN on April 18, 2018 in Cravings

New research shows that some of the most beloved wild animals on earth are dying out, while our minds get tricked into thinking they are safe and abundant.

Anxiety

Neuroticism’s Newest Twist Shows What’s Behind Your Anxiety

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. on April 17, 2018 in Fulfillment at Any Age

People high in neuroticism, with their tendency to worry unnecessarily, can make them unduly anxious and stressed. New research shows what’s behind all that worrying.

Happiness

Why All the Hype About Hygge?

By Tim Lomas Ph.D. on April 17, 2018 in Finding Light in the Darkness

Why has hygge become so talked-about? Understanding its international appeal.

Neuroscience

Why Does Running Faster Speed Up Learning in the Cerebellum?

By Christopher Bergland on April 17, 2018 in The Athlete's Way

A pioneering new study has identified a link between faster running and better learning.

Social Life

Maybe You Shouldn’t Take the Perspective of Other People

By Art Markman Ph.D. on April 16, 2018 in Ulterior Motives

When you want to know what someone else is thinking or feeling, the old adage to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes” typically springs to mind.

Health

Ethnic-Racial Health Disparities Are Social Justice Issues

By The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues on April 16, 2018 in Sound Science, Sound Policy

April is National Minority Health Month. Health disparities is about social justice. Every person should have the right to optimal health regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Relationships

We Met Yesterday, Will I Like You in Three Months?

By Grant Hilary Brenner M.D. on April 16, 2018 in ExperiMentations

Three months from now, will you like the person you met yesterday? Researchers can look at the brain activity of both parties and predict future affection.

Autism

Can Intervention Change the Brain in Autism?

By Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos Ph.D. on April 15, 2018 in Neuroscience in Translation

Wonder whether behavioral interventions can change how the brain works in autism? Recent research is trying to figure it out.

Relationships

Is Marriage Ruining Your Sex Life?

By James J. Sexton Esq. on April 15, 2018 in If You’re In My Office, It’s Already Too Late

Is your marriage ruining your sex life? A divorce lawyer shares the ways his clients made mistakes in the bedroom and how to prevent it from happening to you!

Relationships

Role Model or Rapist? How Patterns Make the Predator

By Wendy L. Patrick, Ph.D. on April 14, 2018 in Why Bad Looks Good

As illustrated by the Bill Cosby case, when it comes to spotting sexual predators, past behavior often predicts the future. Career perpetrators exploit aspiration and ambition

Social Life

How You Explain Other People's Behavior

By Art Markman Ph.D. on April 13, 2018 in Ulterior Motives

When you see other people in the world, you make several predictions about them. How do you analyze a situation to explain what they are doing?

Integrative Medicine

What's the Best Way to Treat Mental Health Problems in Kids?

By The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research on April 13, 2018 in Evidence-Based Living

Many mental health problems that continue into adulthood actually begin during childhood and adolescence. Can treating youth early on help?

Parenting

How Parenting Is Hard-Wired

By Lydia Denworth on April 11, 2018 in Brain Waves

Being a mother or father means making big changes in behavior. For the first time, scientists have worked out the details of a brain-wide circuit for parenting.

Evolutionary Psychology

Deceptive Affection: Expressing More Love Than We Feel

By Robert Burriss Ph.D. on April 11, 2018 in Attraction, Evolved

Why do our partners sometimes show affection when they don't feel it?

Media

How Facebook Stole Your Psychological Profile

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. on April 10, 2018 in Fulfillment at Any Age

In the latest Facebook scandal, millions of people became unwitting participants in large research projects. Details on some of the studies show what went wrong.

Media

Why Does Fake News Spread Faster than Real News?

By American Psychoanalytic Association on April 10, 2018 in Psychoanalysis Unplugged

New research explains the allure of fake news.

Child Development

Preventing Aggressive Behavior, Robotically!

By Edward A. Wasserman Ph.D. on April 09, 2018 in The Mind Menagerie

Can a robotic reptile teach children compassion instead of aggression? New research suggests a promising outcome.

Neuroscience

Getting Older Doesn’t Stop the Genesis of New Brain Cells

By Christopher Bergland on April 09, 2018 in The Athlete's Way

For the first time, researchers have identified that healthy older adults can produce as many new brain cells as younger counterparts.

Relationships

There's a New Way to Make Someone Feel Inferior

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. on April 07, 2018 in Fulfillment at Any Age

Cellphones present us with endless ways to communicate, but in phubbing, you make others feel inferior when you snub them with yours.

Addiction

One Trait That Predicts Addiction

By Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on April 06, 2018 in Science of Choice

Young people think of their future selves in the same way that they think of strangers.

Health

What Do We Really Know About Mindfulness?

By The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research on April 06, 2018 in Evidence-Based Living

Many people see meditation as a magic bullet that can reduce pain, relieve depression, and sharpen our focus. But in fact, the evidence on meditation is flawed.

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