For many, social media is a tool for communication and self-expression. But for those vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, it ...

Research has shown that adults instinctively think of men when asked to think of a person -- they describe the most 'typical' person they can imagine as male and assume storybook characters without a ...

A new study finds that spite—driven by feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage—plays a key role in conspiracy theory ...

Words have the power to change lives when we put them together intentionally from a place of deep understanding. Here are ...

A new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed that poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs, with depression likely playing a key role in this relationship.

The Ohio State University research team, led by Dr. Jennifer Cheavens, is recruiting adult participants for a new study researching human kindness.

The research, published in Communications Psychology, found that while severe childhood stress increases the risk of anxiety, ...

Our brains use basic 'building blocks' of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL ...

We commonly consider spiritual practices as sources of peace and inspiration. A recent study led by researchers at the ...

A novel study shows that by tracking year-to-year changes in brain ... Lead investigator Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, PhD, Department of Psychology and School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, says, "Beginning ...

UC Riverside psychology researchers Kate Sweeny and Elizabeth Davis are among the recipients of a $4.7 million grant from the ...