Psychology news

• Civic engagement may stave off brain atrophy, improve memory

  14-04-2015 16:08
  
  Instead of shrinking as expected, as part of the normal aging process, the memory center in the brains of seniors maintained their size and, in men, grew modestly after two years in a program that engaged them in meaningful and social activities, new research suggests.
  
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• Could veterans have concussion-related CTE?

  14-04-2015 15:59 via cnn.com
  
  The living brains of two ex-soldiers show damage similar to that of football players who have committed suicide.
  
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• People less focused on recurrent bad feelings when taking probiotics

  14-04-2015 14:37
  People focus less on bad feelings and experiences from the past (i.e. rumination) after four weeks of probiotics administration.
  
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• The 'resting' brain may be less 'noisy' than we think

  14-04-2015 12:00
  Researchers have found patterns of brain activity that occur during memory retrieval when the brain is in task mode match patterns that occur during rest and sleep.
  
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• Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy: Acetaminophen (paracetamol) reduces both pain and pleasure, study finds

  14-04-2015 11:00
  Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It blunts positive emotions.
  
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• Suffering from abuse during childhood increases the chances of depression, above all in those adults who are genetically predisposed

  14-04-2015 11:00
  An international research project led by scientists from the University of Granada has demonstrated that the risk of suffering from depression due to abuse during childhood is significantly higher...
  
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• Pioneering research enables differentiated profiles in drug-addicted patients to be established

  14-04-2015 11:00
  The Journal of Addictive Diseases has published a study conducted by researchers in the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of the NUP/UPVA-Public University of Navarre on the behaviour and...
  
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• New study challenges current thinking on how attention changes with social context

  14-04-2015 11:00
  A new Bournemouth University study, in collaboration with University of Portsmouth, has challenged conventional thinking that people's attention is readily captured by other people's faces above...
  
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• Psychological testing in the service of disability determination

  14-04-2015 09:00
  Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S.
  
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• Dealing with death in deployment

  14-04-2015 09:00
  University of Utah study finds exposure to death correlated with suicide risk in deployed militaryA new University of Utah study is the first to provide clear insight into contributors to suicide...
  
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• A year after escaping Boko Haram, girls share their story

  14-04-2015 05:45 via washingtonpost.com
  
  A group of human rights advocates and volunteers are trying to raise awareness and aid for the victims of Boko Haram.
  
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• Good mental health away from home starts before college

  14-04-2015 05:44 via wsj.com
  
  Why mental illness seems to be rising among college students is unclear.
  
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• Synesthesia: Why some people hear color, taste sounds

  14-04-2015 03:43
  
  Researchers have shed new light on synesthesia -- the effect of hearing colors, seeing sounds and other cross-sensory phenomena.
  
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• Mechanism outlined by which inadequate vitamin E can cause brain damage

  14-04-2015 00:42
  
  Researchers have discovered how vitamin E deficiency may cause neurological damage by interrupting a supply line of specific nutrients and robbing the brain of the 'building blocks' it needs to maintain neuronal health. They found that nutrients needed to build and maintain the brain can be cut by more than half, with possible implications for an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Study finds 1. 2 percent of preschoolers on Medicaid use psychotropic drugs

  14-04-2015 00:37
  1.2 percent of American preschool children on Medicaid are using psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants, mood stabilizers and medications for attention-deficit disorder. Using 2000-2003 Medicaid Analytic Extract data from 36 states, a group of researchers found preschoolers are receiving psychotropic medications despite limited evidence supporting safety or efficacy.
  
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