People prone to conspiracy theories may share cognitive tendencies with those who experience delusional thinking. Two new studies suggest that biases like anomalous perception and impulsive reasoning ...

A new study published in PLOS One introduces a large-scale method for detecting political bias in online news sources using artificial intelligence. By analyzing hundreds of thousands of news articles ...

A new study published in Current Biology sheds light on how the brain learns to avoid harmful situations, revealing that dopamine—commonly associated with pleasure and reward—also plays a flexible and ...

A new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia has identified 16 novel genetic regions associated with Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing whole genome sequencing data from a large, ethnically diverse ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology provides preliminary evidence that amlodipine, a widely used medication for high blood pressure, may help manage ...

A new study published in PNAS Nexus provides evidence that brain activity can more accurately predict broader market behavior than self-reported preferences or observed choices—especially when ...

A longitudinal study of social networking site users found that almost all forms of narcissism are associated with symptoms of social networking site addiction. In other words, individuals with ...

Nostalgic memories tend to become more bittersweet over time, as reported in a new study published in Cognition & Emotion. Nostalgia is described as a sentimental longing for the past. Previous ...

Scientists have discovered that senescent sensory neurons accumulate with age and nerve injury, releasing inflammatory molecules that heighten pain sensitivity. The findings suggest that targeting ...

T01, improved task-switching and processing speed in people with post-COVID cognitive deficits. While sustained attention did not improve, participants reported better quality of life and reduced ...

While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given ...

A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that people who are more attuned to their internal bodily sensations are also more likely to make moral decisions that align with the ...