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Adolescents who sleep for longer -- and from an earlier bedtime -- than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers have shown. But the study of adolescents in the…
Dopamine is the brain's motivational spark, driving us to chase what feels good, say scrolling another reel on social media, and steer clear of what doesn't, like touching a hot stove. But scientists haven't fully…
In face-to-face conversations, speakers use hand movements to signal meaning. But do listeners actually use these gestures to predict what someone might say next? In a study using virtual avatars, scientists show that…
In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from ...
As a therapist, I've seen firsthand how powerful a tool therapy can be for improving mental health and building mental strength.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly relevant in many aspects of society, including health care. For example, it ...
Recent estimates suggest almost a quarter of U.S. adults experienced a mental illness in the past year and roughly 6% experienced ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric ...
If you ever find yourself stuck in repeated cycles of negative emotion, you're not alone. More than 40% of Australians will ...
Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped induce…
Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as 'magic mushrooms,' has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new study.
A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things. Researchers found that two parts of the brain work together to ensure…
Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in…
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant associations between…
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team…
If you ever find yourself stuck in repeated cycles of negative emotion, you’re not alone. More than 40% of Australians will ...
In discussions about how to increase sexual pleasure and satisfaction, it’s like that you’ve heard the term erogenous zones come up before, perhaps followed by phrases like “pleasure mapping” and/or “sensory…
Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths.
del Vecchio is former SAMHSA executive officer. At the age of 23, after years of mental health problems, addictions, and trauma ...
Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find.
For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.
New research has found that nearly half of the time American children spend with their grandparents involves interacting with or watching media on a screen. How that screen time is managed can influence media habits and…
A team has developed a soft, thin-film ABI. The device uses micrometer-scale platinum electrodes embedded in silicone, forming a pliable array just a fraction of a millimeter thick. This novel approach enables better…
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Among adults ages 18-49 (median age of 41 years) who were born with a hole in the upper chambers of their heart known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), strokes of unknown cause were more strongly associated with…
Two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes whether they have the potential to be friends -- guided as much by smell as any other sense, research on friendship formation finds.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jason Walker is an associate professor and program ...
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Why do we do what we do? That question—so simple, yet so deeply complex—has fascinated philosophers, scientists, and thinkers ...
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