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Ability to control stress reduces negative impact

In individuals, stress exposure in adolescence increases vulnerability and risk of developing psychopathologies in adulthood, such as drug addiction, mood, anxiety, addiction to gambling, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, etc. Researchers obser…

Quietness better than background music for creativity

A study finds that listening to music can significantly impair performance on tasks that need creativity compared with doing them in a quiet environment.

Can our surroundings fuel addiction?

New research finds that environmental cues related to drugs can strengthen memories and implicitly make addictive habits harder to kick.

What are the main symptoms of mania?

The symptoms of mania in bipolar disorder include high energy levels, euphoria, and elevated self-esteem. Learn more about bipolar mania symptoms here.

Growing up in a green area may help support mental health

A new study uncovers emerging evidence suggesting that growing up in close contact with nature may help us enjoy good mental health throughout adulthood.

Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain

New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain’s ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly lighter and more disrupted as we become older, the study reinforces and potentially exp…

Mother’s behavioral corrections tune infant’s brain to angry tone

The same brain network that adults use when they hear angry vocalizations is at work in infants as young as six months old, an effect that is strongest in infants whose mothers spend the most time controlling their behavior, according to a new study.

Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?

Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects. Surprisingly, however, very few studies have examined the combin…

Small penis syndrome: Everything you need to know

Small penis syndrome is not a physical condition but long-term anxiety about the size of one’s penis. It is a type of body dysmorphic disorder. Learn more about the symptoms here.

Why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat

Besides triggering the brain’s emotional and stimulus-response systems, environmental cues activate areas where memories are processed, according to this study. Prompting these memory processing systems makes it extra difficult to counter addiction bec…