Tag: psychology

June 21, 2022

Colleges and universities across the U.S. have seen a decades-long push for scholars to carry out “multidisciplinary” research — academic work that combines experts from different fields who mix know-how to work on a certain topic. Recently, researchers from the […]

January 20, 2022

Physical activity, nutrition and cognitively stimulating activities are all known to be good ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. And older adults at risk can access a variety of lifestyle services to that end, including diet regimes and exercises […]

June 16, 2021

Researchers from the University of Kent’s School of Psychology have found that when people are presented with the idea of a Covid-19 “immunity passport,” they show less willingness to follow social distancing and face covering guidelines. However, this willingness seems […]

November 20, 2020

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the University of Manchester have investigated the link between the socio-economic position of parents and the risk of children developing mental disorders later in life. As research data, the project employed […]

August 4, 2020

A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialed to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking. Functional Imagery Training (FIT), developed by researchers at […]

June 23, 2020

According to a study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology, media use in the hour preceding bedtime impacts how kids sleep, especially children who struggle to self-regulate their behavior. Frequent media use before bed in these children predicted […]

April 27, 2020

Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is now that good quality is available to the public and it can become a mass consumer product soon. However, there is almost no scientific knowledge on the effects of […]

April 24, 2020

Fear, isolation and stigma are impacting the mental health of Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists say. For a continent with a history of epidemics such as HIV and Ebola, these issues are re-emerging to contribute to COVID-19’s spread and […]

October 21, 2019

Have you ever found it difficult to focus on a task due to background noise? Scientists at the University of Alberta are studying just how these sounds impact our brain activity–and what that impact means for designing neurotechnology. “Why do […]

June 25, 2019

When someone sets out to improve their health, they usually take a familiar path: starting a healthy diet, adopting a new workout regimen, getting better sleep, drinking more water. Each of these behaviors is important, of course, but they all […]

June 21, 2019

We all treasure our vacation time and look forward to that time when we can get away from work. With the arrival of summer comes the prime vacation season and along with it one more reasons to appreciate our vacation […]

September 14, 2018

In 2011, at least 20 million people in the United States had an addiction, excluding tobacco. An estimated 100 people per day die from drug overdose, a figure that has tripled in the past 2 decades. Addiction is a complex […]

June 20, 2018

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends or colleagues are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your job and accomplishments? If so, you’re in good company. These feelings are known as […]

June 13, 2018

Neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of a blind woman able to see objects – but only if in motion. A team led by neuropsychologist Jody Culham has conducted the most […]

January 9, 2018

People who feel a sense of gratitude tend to be happier, healthier and better in dealing with stress. Two psychologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) conducted a study on male drug abusers and they discovered that having a […]

September 11, 2017

Recent research published in the journal European Psychologist reviews the literature available on the concept of human thriving and outlines key elements that may lead to a thriving life. In certain situations, some individuals flourish and thrive, whereas others merely […]

August 8, 2016

Single people are often stereotyped as being sad and lonely, and dating apps and shows go all out to transform their “miserable” lives into a celebrated twosome that may one day be married. However, it turns out single people have […]

March 8, 2016

“Patient engagement” and “technology” have become so intertwined over the past few years that the distinction between them is now problematically blurred. Patient engagement, while a popular buzzword in health technology circles, has always been an area of great focus […]

July 27, 2015

If you have two working eyes, you are live streaming two images of the world into your brain. Your brain combines the two to produce a view of the world that appears as though you had a single eye — […]

June 24, 2015

Sometimes, we like to think of patient behavior as separate from human behavior, and analyze the two separately. But, patients, like all humans, need to be motivated. Whether this is intrinsic, extrinsic or both, we need to be motivated to […]