Your Psychology Psychology articles and news

The findings of a new study challenge the prevailing thinking on the primary role of serotonin and other neurotransmitters in the effects of antidepressants.

Researchers have long been aware of the positive impact of a connection with nature on psychological health and, according to a new study, the pandemic hasn’t decreased the power of nature to improve mental well-being.

Researchers report that 4-6-year-old children who walk further than their peers during a timed test – a method used to estimate cardiorespiratory health – also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function. The study suggests that t…

Amyloid deposits in the brain increase the risk of dementia and strokes. Researchers have identified an antibody that clears amyloid deposits from the brain without raising the risk of brain bleeds.

Researchers show that simulating an overactive autoimmune response in mice leads to changes in the hippocampal region of the brain.

The brain’s neural activity is irregular, changing from one moment to the next. To date, this apparent ‘noise’ has been thought to be due to random natural variations or measurement error. However, researchers have shown that this neural variability ma…

A body of evidence supports the association between prolonged anesthesia and cognitive impairment, but a new study is among the first to address the effect of the procedure on neural connections.

An international study has shown, for the first time, that the capacity of the human brain to recover and rewire itself peaks around two weeks after a stroke and diminishes over time.

Coffee, cola or an energy drink: caffeine is the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive substance. Researchers have now shown in a study that regular caffeine intake can change the gray matter of the brain. However, the effect appears to be temporary.

Certain plasma microRNAs could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury, a new study shows. The biomarkers were discovered in an animal model and they were successfully used also to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury in a subgrou…