Neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic in Florida and at Aarhus University in Denmark have shed light on why neurons in the brain’s reward system can be miswired, potentially contributing to disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Date Posted: June 6, 2014
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
GOHere is what Steve S. and Sarah B. do when they fight: They take a breath, go to their smartphones, and click on Couple Counseling & Chatting, a free app created by their real-life therapist, Marigrace Randazzo-Ratliff.
Jun 6
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
GOWhen you're drowsy, new research shows that what's happening on your left often sounds to you as though it's happening on your right. Perhaps that's why it can be so tricky to land a punch on the alarm clock in the morning!
Jun 5
GOToo much eye contact can make other people more resistant to persuasion, a recent study finds.
The results fly in the face of the common advice to make strong eye contact with another person when you want to persuade them.
Jun 5
GOLearning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood, a University of Edinburgh study suggests.
Jun 5
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
GODeep sleep promotes our well-being, improves our memory and strengthens the body’s defences. Zurich and Fribourg researchers demonstrate how restorative SWS can also be increased without medication - using hypnosis.
Jun 4
Categories: Hypnosis, Sleep Disorders
GOMany of my older-adult patients wanted to make a difference in the world but, finding no role for themselves, were treated as socially useless. Having created a new stage of life, the next step is to make it meaningful.
Jun 4
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
GO"Dog people" and "cat people" really do have different personalities, according to a new study.
Jun 4
GOCan narcissists really change? The just-completed half-season of Mad Men, in which the self-centered Don Draper has gradually settled into a new role as a supportive friend and team player, appears to be answering that question in the affirmative. ...
Jun 3
GOPsychological stress is harmful to sperm and semen quality, affecting its concentration, appearance, and ability to fertilize an egg, according to a study led by researchers Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Rutgers School of ...
Jun 3
Categories: Stress Management
GOBeing the leading
preventable cause of premature death and disabling diseases, a team of researchers from the Mexican Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) developed a virtual platform that measures the level of addiction of smokers, while ...
Jun 3
Categories: Addictions
GOBorn in Malaysia, Ms Chua lived in Hong Kong with her then husband before moving to Melbourne 30 years ago.
She worked 70 hours a week in two jobs - night shift at a factory and the family restaurant during the day - and brought up three ...
Jun 2
GODr Ang Yong Guan is a well-known mental health advocate and psychiatrist in Singapore, and was the longest-serving psychiatrist with the Singapore Armed Forces for almost 17 years. He knows the statistics in Singapore signal a crisis: one in six ...
Jun 2
Categories: Schizophrenia
GONew research from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reveals that women’s faces are rated as more attractive in the presence of pleasant odors. In contrast, odor pleasantness had less effect on the evaluation of age. The findings suggest that the ...
Jun 2
GOMost people handle stress well, but some find it difficult to cope and as a result develop depression and other mood disorders. Researchers have previously been able to identify the part of the brain that controls this response, but not exactly how ...
May 31
Categories: Depression
GOHow do you change someone's mind if you think you are right and they are wrong? Psychology reveals the last thing to do is the tactic we usually resort to.
May 31
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