Anxiety and Apathy Affect Decision-Making in Opposite Ways
Summary: A new study reveals that anxiety and apathy lead to fundamentally different patterns in decision-making under uncertainty. Anxious individuals ...
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The fading affect bias impacts most memories — but election-related memories are surprisingly resilient
In a recent study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology, researchers explored how the emotions associated with memories of political events, ...
Mediterranean diet vs. Western diet: How what you eat could affect your stress levels – PsyPost
Mediterranean diet vs. Western diet: How what you eat could affect your stress levels PsyPostWant to feel less stressed? Try the ...
New insights into how anxiety and curiosity affect mind wandering tendencies
New research has found that curious individuals tend to be more prone to both intentional and unintentional mind wandering. On ...
Depression and Negative Mental States Affect Heart Health
Summary: Emerging research underscores the profound connection between mental health and heart disease, with depression and anxiety hastening the onset ...
Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions
Summary: A recent study reveals how different brain areas are activated when processing music and language.Using direct brain recordings during ...
Why Does COVID Affect People Differently? Researchers Uncover New Insights
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi discovered microRNAs associated with weakened immune response and severe COVID-19 symptoms in a genetically diverse ...
New research shows how feelings of hate and love for Donald Trump affect social interactions
Political polarization inhibits cooperativeness with others, according to new research that examined the behavioral consequences of feelings of hate and ...
Dysfunctional communication patterns can affect immune system function in married couples, study suggests
Research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology has confirmed that negative communication patterns in heterosexual marriages are associated with decreased immune system functioning ...
How Parents Feel About Feelings Can Deeply Affect a Child’s Development
Summary: How parents express and process their emotions can have an impact on their child’s emotional and social development, researchers ...