Your Psychology Psychology articles and news

Our brains process foreign-accented speech with better real-time accuracy if we can identify the accent we hear, according to a team of neurolinguists.

Our brains process foreign-accented speech with better real-time accuracy if we can identify the accent we hear, according to a team of neurolinguists.

An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries occur every year. More than 75 percent of the injuries are sports-related mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions. Now a study focuses on concussion specialists using telemedicine technology…

Stimulating the brain by taking on leadership roles at work or staying on in education help people stay mentally healthy in later life, according to new research.

Damaging tangles of the protein tau dot the brains of people with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and boxer’s dementia. Now, a team of scientists has found a way to measure tau levels in the blood that accurately reflects levels of tau in t…

Circadian rhythms may play a crucial role in the recovery of consciousness of patients with severe brain injuries.

New clues to the wiring of the brain have now been uncovered by a team of researchers. They found that neurons in brain regions that store memory can form networks in the absence of synaptic activity.

Most left-handers can rattle off a list of their eminent comrades-in-arms: Oprah Winfrey, Albert Einstein, and Barack Obama, just to name three, but they may want to add on cockatoos, ‘southpaw’ squirrels, and some house cats. But why do people and ani…

Each time we get feedback, the brain is hard at work updating its knowledge and behavior in response to changes in the environment; yet, if there’s uncertainty or volatility in the environment, the entire process must be adjusted, a new study concludes.

Scientists have created more flexible neural electrodes that minimize tissue damage and still transmit clear brain signals.