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Researchers have provided an explanation for why many people with even very trivial head injuries, or even injuries to other parts of their bodies, experience incapacitating post-concussion like syndromes.

Sound and music in films do more than merely enhance our experience of a film’s narrative. They can also affect the ways in which we perceive ourselves and how we act.

A University of Huddersfield criminologist is researching street-smart ways for police officers to identify offenders.

Tel Aviv University research finds social anxiety increases the risk of bruxism, tooth erosion, and jaw painAnxiety disorders affect approximately one in six adult Americans, according to the…

In a double-blinded, randomized study, UNC researchers found that the IQ scores of people who underwent tDCS brain stimulation improved markedly less than did the IQ scores of people in the placebo…

Ontario adult drivers who say they have experienced at least one traumatic brain injury in their lifetime also report significantly higher incidents of serious road-related driving aggression, said a…

A majority of American adults say they’ve tried dieting to lose weight at some point in their lives, and at any given time, about one-third of the adult population say they’re currently dieting.

Approach could speed adoption of new treatmentsEmploying online training programs to teach psychotherapists how to use newer evidence-based treatments can be as successful as in-person…

Recognizing that patients’ experiences of childhood and adult trauma are common and have a direct impact on their health, UCSF clinical researchers and Positive Women’s Network-USA have developed…

Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a neuroscientist. The study found that carriers of a certain genetic variation perceived positive and negative images more vividly, and had heightened…