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New research has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better -- but only with trustworthy people. In the first study to look in detail at how MDMA impacts cooperative behavior the…
A large study links social isolation with a higher risk of death from all causes combined and heart disease for all races studied, and with increased cancer mortality in white men and women.
The Wellbeing Lab Workplace Survey, conducted in partnership with Dr. Peggy Kern from the University of Melbourne and supported ...
With 63% of Americans participating in the labor force, the workplace presents both a platform and an opportunity for innovative ...
People who experience migraine with visual aura may have an increased risk of an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, according to a new study.
Rats given the drug that reduced dopamine were much less likely to work for preferred morsels of food. But when these rats were then given one of the experimental drugs, they regained their motivation to work for the…
Addiction is a disease with a range of harmful conditions and behaviors. Recognizing these signs can help a person with addiction ...
Addiction is a complicated disease involving an inability to stop taking a substance or carrying out a particularly damaging behavior ...
The cerebellum, once thought to be limited to controlling movement, is involved in every aspect of higher brain function, according to a new study.
Imagine a website that reviewed narcotics. Imagine that people who were really into methamphetamine or heroin could go to one of ...
TRENTON — Opioid addicts in New Jersey, no matter how they got hooked on the deadly drugs, including heroin and prescription ...
"This program literally saved my life. Just two weeks prior I was seriously considering suicide — the third time of late ...
Introduction More than one-third of the world population uses at least one form of social media. Since their advent in 2005 ...
Dylan LeBlanc, left, and Katie Kent, middle, share the responsibility of leading the MSU student-run mental health care clinic that Aleks Abrahamowicz, right, helped found. In the blur of the ...
When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space ...
A high-fat diet in female mice affects their offspring's obesity, insulin resistance and addictive-like behaviors for three generations, according to a new study.
The brain disease model is the most prevalent model of addiction in the western world. Particularly in the United States, it ...
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege. This award brings much needed attention to the ...
Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, working memory, IQ…
Proponents of wearables that track the links between brain activity and bodily well-being tout their potential in helping improve ...
Because I am a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice as well as a professor at a liberal arts college, my students ...
By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a popular mood-altering drug called MDMA or 'ecstasy,' scientists say they have found…
NOTE: This post was co-authored with Adam Hoffman, Ph.D. Adam is an expert on the development of social identities and their ...
is a type of eccentric personality disorder. A person with this disorder behaves differently from
A project I’ve been working on a for a long time has just launched: The Choice Engine is an interactive essay about the psychology, neuroscience and philosophy of free will. To begin, follow and reply START…
While conventional wisdom says that people don't like uncertain gains or rewards, a new study finds that uncertainty can play an important role in motivating repeat behaviors.
Researchers have found that ADHD patients had an increased risk of developing Parkinson's and Parkinson-like diseases than individuals with no ADHD history.
"Mom, I'm a heroin addict." Graham Heindel uttered these words to his mother, Donna, in April 2017. His declaration triggered ...
To decrease the substantial health and economic burden of migraine on individuals and society, researchers need to examine and address how the disease differs between women and men.
This thread started by Ekaterina Damer has prompted many recommendations from psychologists on twitter. Can anyone recommend an (ideally brief) introductory paper or post or book explaining what makes for a good theory…
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