The human brain is an amazing organ that holds information in its working memory, which has been a mystery to researchers for decades — a team of neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may have recently unraveled part of that mystery, with a clue that may tell us how the brain holds information in working memory.
Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to new research.
In a pilot clinical trial, THRIVE offered coping skills training and coaching for recent sexual assault survivors.
After 15 years of research, a research team has unraveled the mechanism of the synapses responsible for processing signals related to balance and head movements.
Using the internet frequently during the height of the pandemic has been linked to poorer mental health for young and middle-aged men - but not for women of the same age, a new study has found.
Everyone knows the human brain is extremely complex – but how does it learn, exactly? Well, the answer may be a lot simpler than commonly believed.
Computers can competently parse snippets of typed conversation for warning signs of serious mental illness, psychiatry researchers find.
MRI demonstrate that the amygdala grows too rapidly between 6 and 12 months of age, before characteristics of autism fully emerge
A new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.
Severe “brain bleeds” experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth lead to long-term sight problems, researchers at the University of Bristol have found as part of a ten-year follow-up study.
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that mothers with limited financial resources often experienced tremendous stress during the pandemic, but that they also valued the opportunity to spend more quality time with their children.
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that anticipating future stress related to political elections can affect people’s emotional well-being before anything has even happened.
The amygdala is a small structure deep in the brain important for interpreting the social and emotional meaning of sensory input – from recognizing emotion in faces to interpreting fearful images that inform us about potential dangers in our surroundings.
A 40-hertz sensory stimulation could be a remedy in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to two early-stage clinical studies produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new technique to manipulate neuron activity that could help better understand brain processes and disorders and help develop targeted therapies for neurological conditions.
Researchers at MIT are digging deeper into why touch stimuli can sometimes decrease pain.
A Yale School of Public Health study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs.
You’re out jogging and suddenly notice a low-hanging tree branch in your path. You quickly lower your head, narrowly avoiding the branch, and continue on the run without giving it another thought.
Smartphones, tablets, gaming systems, and other screen devices have become a major temptation for people of all ages, but a new study is focusing on the possible connection between excessive screen media activity and mental health problems in youth.
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders.