The prevailing theory is removing toxic social media users from accessing their accounts will prevent them from posting harmful content. Researchers say banned users increase their toxic postings via more lenient platforms when removed from top networks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Simlish Is Less Distracting Than English in Background Music During a Conversation
Background music in Slimish, an unintelligible language used in the popular game The Sims, allow people to better listen to and understand each other than when the songs are in English, researchers say.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Our Brains Perceive Our Environment Differently When We’re Lying Down
When we lie down, our brains decrease reliance on information related to the external world and increase reliance on internal perceptions generated by the sense of touch.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Risk of Schizophrenia Using a Blood Test
Blood tests revealed specific epigenetic biomarkers for schizophrenia. Researchers applied machine learning to analyze the CoRSIVs region of the human genome to identify the schizophrenia biomarkers. Testing the model with an independent data set revea…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Food Choices at an ‘all-You-Can-Eat’ Buffet Tied to Likelihood for Weight Gain
Study reveals the types of foods you load your plates with at all you can eat buffets may predict your risk for obesity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Seriously Funny: Humor Is a Character Strength
Researchers say the use and appreciation of humor is positive for overall wellbeing and psychological health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dual-Drug Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
A new dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder appears to be effective and has fewer side effects or complications compared to other medications used to treat AUD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Personality Tests With Deep-Sounding Questions Provide Shallow Answers About the ‘True’ You
Social media feeds are full of online tests offering to reveal your personality traits with seemingly deep questions. However, researchers say these online personality tests are going to reveal very little about your innermost essence.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: COVID Non-Compliers Are Less Open to New Ideas, More Extroverted and Driven by Self Interest
Those who flout COVID recommendations are less agreeable, have lower intellect and tend to be more extroverted than those who adhere to recommendations. COVID non-conformists also prioritize self-interest and personal freedom and show greater tolerance…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lead Exposure During Childhood May Influence Adult Personality, and Not for the Better
The effects of lead exposure on overall health have been well document, but a new study reveals early exposure to pollution can have a detrimental effect on personality. Researchers report those who were born following the decline of environmental lead…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Olfactory Sensitivity Show Postpartum Depression is Different to Major Depression
Women with postpartum depression report normal olfactory sensitivity, while those who are genetically predisposed to major depressive disorder have decreased olfactory sensitivity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Animals Recognize Numbers but Only Humans Can Do Math
While the response to numbers may be an evolutionary trait we share with some animals, our ability to perceive language and digits underpins our advanced mathematical skills.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Pupils Mirror Perception of Social Interaction
Perception of social interactions unfolds through pupil dilation. The findings shed light on the visual system’s role in sensitivity to social interactions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Findings on Thalamus Could Drive Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Disorders
Findings reveal how individual neurons in the thalamus can merge signals coming from different regions of the cortex. The findings could lead to new treatment options for schizophrenia, epilepsy, and other brain disorders where thalamus dysfunction is …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Olympian’s Exit Spotlights Pressure on Athletes
In the face of immense pressure, Simone Biles’ recent decision to withdraw from Olympic competition to focus on her mental health should be considered an inspirational message, psychologists say.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Uncertainty Makes Us Change Our Behavior – Even When We Shouldn’t
Unexpected uncertainty is a motivator for change that prompts us to change our decisions and behaviors, even when changing the decision does not provide a better outcome.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: We Are More Forgiving When People Close to Us Misbehave
People are less likely to harshly judge a friend or family member who acts unethically than they would a stranger. However, the leniency comes at a cost to the judger’s sense of self-worth.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Amygdala Found to Have Role in Important Pre-Attentive Mechanism in the Brain
Study reveals how the amygdala plays a role in prepulse inhibition by activating inhibitory neurons in the brain stem of mice. The findings could have positive implications in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, OCD, and other disorders ma…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ADHD Drug Class Leads to Fewer Side Effects in Preschool Children
Alpha-2-adrenergic agonists appear to be effective at reducing symptoms associated with ADHD in preschool-aged children, and have fewer side effects than traditional stimulants used to treat ADHD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: When Stressed, People Are Quicker to Jump to the Worst Conclusions
When feeling stressed people are more likely to jump to more undesirable conclusions based on little evidence, a new study concludes.
