Altered consciousness: Studies reveal hypnosis alters brain activity and neurochemistry

by Brigitte Blöchlinger,University of ZurichfMRI images show in color those regions of subjects’ brains where changes to functional connectivity were found at hypnosis state HS 2 (clockwise: bra

Updated on: February 25,2025

Altered consciousness: Studies reveal hypnosis alters brain activity and neurochemistry

by Brigitte Blöchlinger,University of ZurichfMRI images show in color those regions of subjects’ brains where changes to functional connectivity were found at hypnosis state HS 2 (clockwise: bra

Updated on:February 25,2025

Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

by Ernie MundellWhen and what you eat might play a role in maintaining good mental health, a new study suggests.Researchers in China found that folks withheart diseasewere more likely to k

Updated on: February 25,2025

Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

by Ernie MundellWhen and what you eat might play a role in maintaining good mental health, a new study suggests.Researchers in China found that folks withheart diseasewere more likely to k

Updated on:February 25,2025

Decluttering can be stressful. A clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier

by Mary E. Dozier,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents passed away. One box was labeled—either ironically or ge

Updated on: February 25,2025

Decluttering can be stressful. A clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier

by Mary E. Dozier,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents passed away. One box was labeled—either ironically or ge

Updated on:February 25,2025

Different songs for different days: Why it's important to actively choose the music for your mood

by Katrina McFerran,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany of us take pleasure inlistening to music. Music accompanies important life events and lubricates social encounter

Updated on: February 25,2025

Different songs for different days: Why it's important to actively choose the music for your mood

by Katrina McFerran,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany of us take pleasure inlistening to music. Music accompanies important life events and lubricates social encounter

Updated on:February 25,2025

We hear about health impacts of climate-related events—but what about health care workers who respond to them?

by Christopher Buse Sandra Smiley and Tim K. Takaro,The ConversationCredit: Faruk Tokluoğlu from PexelsIn British Columbia, like elsewhere in Canada, the impacts of climate change on health and

Updated on: February 25,2025

We hear about health impacts of climate-related events—but what about health care workers who respond to them?

by Christopher Buse Sandra Smiley and Tim K. Takaro,The ConversationCredit: Faruk Tokluoğlu from PexelsIn British Columbia, like elsewhere in Canada, the impacts of climate change on health and

Updated on:February 25,2025

Reducing mental-health-related sickness absences requires more collaboration and overcoming prejudices

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is new research data on the reduction of mental health-related incapacity for work. An implementation study was carried out

Updated on: February 25,2025

Reducing mental-health-related sickness absences requires more collaboration and overcoming prejudices

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is new research data on the reduction of mental health-related incapacity for work. An implementation study was carried out

Updated on:February 25,2025

Social chatbots can effectively alleviate loneliness and social anxiety

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that social chatbots, an interactive form of artificial intelligence (

Updated on: February 25,2025

Social chatbots can effectively alleviate loneliness and social anxiety

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent study has found that social chatbots, an interactive form of artificial intelligence (

Updated on:February 25,2025

A new school year can see friendships change—this is tough on kids, but parents can help

by Karyn Healy,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe start of the school year means new classes, routines, after-school activities and sometimes even a new school.This can be a r

Updated on: February 25,2025

A new school year can see friendships change—this is tough on kids, but parents can help

by Karyn Healy,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe start of the school year means new classes, routines, after-school activities and sometimes even a new school.This can be a r

Updated on:February 25,2025

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'

Updated on: February 24,2025

Why 'Galentine's Day' is good for your health

by Avery NewmarkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile Galentine's Day may have started as a storyline for Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation" (which also gave us "Treat Yo'

Updated on:February 24,2025

Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityExample of the musical notation of a stimulus with a medium rhythmic complexity (son clave) and a medium harmonic complexity (four-note (major) chords wit

Updated on: February 24,2025

Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists

by Patrick Lejtenyi,Concordia UniversityExample of the musical notation of a stimulus with a medium rhythmic complexity (son clave) and a medium harmonic complexity (four-note (major) chords wit

Updated on:February 24,2025

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with

Updated on: February 24,2025

Poor childhood social and cognitive skills combo linked to teens' poor exam results

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with

Updated on:February 24,2025

Stressed mice process noise differently in the brain, altering how they perceive the world

byPublic Library of SciencePhysiological and behavioral evidence of stress. Left: Schematics of two-photon imaging during baseline and repetitive stress conditions. In repetitive stress sessions

Updated on: February 24,2025

Stressed mice process noise differently in the brain, altering how they perceive the world

byPublic Library of SciencePhysiological and behavioral evidence of stress. Left: Schematics of two-photon imaging during baseline and repetitive stress conditions. In repetitive stress sessions

Updated on:February 24,2025