Current reporting, research and professional developments across Psychology, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
Updated August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk I woke up this morning to tragic news that is becoming all too familiar. Actress Hayden Panettiere is dead at age 36. Panettiere, by what anyone could see, had all the…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan “Only mothers can think of the future — because they give birth to it in their children.” —Maxim Gorky The gut-brain axis depends on a healthy set of microbes — the…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Some ideas cement themselves into popular culture—the American dream, the tortured genius, the midlife crisis... And then there's the concept of the “alpha male”. Picture…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk If I had to choose the defining psychological buzzword of this decade, it would be boundaries. It's a word I hear almost daily in my therapy room and increasingly in…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Domestic violence is an insidious form of interpersonal abuse, often invisible to others as it occurs behind closed doors. There are both physical and psychological…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch I opened up my Instagram this morning and saw a reel suggesting that the best way to get followers is to stop telling stories and start "yapping." The instructions were…
Posted August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This post, in a manner of speaking, is about the weather. A father, we can call him Mike, told me something that sounded almost like a superpower. He said, âI can…
Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.
Psychology says people who save money all year long to live the dream of enjoying the luxury lifestyle at least once aren't necessarily careless with money. This behavior can reflect a desire for ...
Psychology says people who are scared of closed spaces, spiders, crowds or any other such thing aren't always afraid of the object or place itself. Their fear can come from the possibility of losing ...
Artificial intelligence doesn’t simply make individuals more creative. Rather, it changes how creativity happens.
The snack tucked into someone's bag can sometimes represent more than simply having something to eat. It may provide a sense ofpreparedness, control and reassurance. That doesn't necessarily mean the ...
Healthy brain dynamics evolve in the direction far from thermodynamic equilibrium. The temporal asymmetry nature recently has been described in several normal and pathological brain states. However, whether the temporal…
Most adults have limited understanding of child development, yet their perceptions of development influence their decisions about whether to support childrenâs autonomyâsuch as support for autonomy-limiting…
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) online education is increasingly characterized by high cognitive demands and complex interactive environments, which makes task interruptions a critical factor…
Malware research primarily studies the results, the methods, and the impact. Even from an offensive security perspective, what is examined is the method, not the development strategy of the offender. This study…
Updated August 18, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye When you think back to your first heartbreak, it is striking how vividly those feelings can return. Even after years have passed, some painful events can feel as though…
Could feeling low make some judgments more objective? A large review offers an intriguing answer.
Two days of flight delays revealed who often gets rewarded for emotional dysregulation, why we do it, and how we can interrupt it.
Psychology says people who always underestimate others aren't always confident in their own abilities. This behavior can be linked to insecurity, low self-worth, ego defense, comparison and fear of ...
Immediately removing a price tag may be less about the piece of cardboard itself and more about what it represents. The tag belongs to the marketplace. The garment belongs to you.
Nodding while disagreeing highlights a subtle aspect of human communication: showing attentiveness or connection isn't necessarily the same as expressing agreement.
A Cook Children's psychiatrist says emotional regulation is a skill that parents can help their children develop. Here's how.
Obstetric violence (OV) is a significant public health concern involving disrespectful, abusive, and non-consented practices during maternity care. This cross-sectional study investigated its prevalence and determinants…
Policy mixes are key to accelerating low-carbon transitions. Yet, how combined policies impact electric vehicle (EV) adoption decisions and scale up to system-level diffusion remains unclear. Here we combine…
This study proposes a theoretical formalization of personality dynamics in which introversion, extroversion, and ambiversion are modeled as recursion, iteration, and transitivity, respectively. Rather than treating these…
Emerging data support the benefits of creative arts interventions for addressing depression in adolescents, but the neural mechanisms are poorly understood. This study examined changes in connectivity among large-scale…
Brainstem arousal systems including the locus coeruleus noradrenaline system, respond transiently to behaviorally relevant events. This also drives dilations of the pupil, which are often observed during cognitive tasks…
Facial expressions are important cues for trait inferences, yet most research focuses on intense, prototypical displays, leaving open how observers interpret ambiguous or blended expressions. Across two studies, we…
This study investigated factors associated with mental health outcomes in individuals who have undergone Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (MBS). A sample of 238 adults with history of MBS was assessed with the 21-item…
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