Latest Psychology Stories
These wearable cyborg arms were modeled after Japanese horror fiction and puppets
These auditory illusions make people hear phrases as melodies
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Ben Macaulay
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Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.
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Colin Lecher and Jon Keegan/The Markup
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An eating disorder chatbot that gave harmful advice was taken offline. Now it’s coming back.
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Kate Wells/KFF Health News
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How pilots end up in a ‘death spiral’
Orcas are attacking boats. But is it revenge or trauma?
Psychedelics and anesthetics cause unexpected chemical reactions in the brain
How to manage anxiety in response to rejection
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Pooja Shah
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Primary care doctors are fed up and burnt out
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Lauren Sausser/KFF Health News
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Feeling sad when your favorite show ends? It might be post-series depression.
Why you should sleep naked tonight, according to science
Neuralink human brain-computer implant trials finally get FDA approval
US Surgeon General warns of a ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids on social media
AI therapists might not actually help your mental health
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Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News
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Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends
Should kids use social media? US psychology experts share their do’s and don’ts.
The right amount of online scrolling could decrease your risk of dementia
Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs
Being loud and fast may make you a more effective Zoom communicator
Selfies are for memories, not just for vanity
Is shyness something kids feel, or something kids are?
Nice chimps finish last—so why aren’t all of them mean?
Young kids learn the realities of climate change in forest schools
Parrots are deeply intelligent. But do we understand their emotions?
Can CBD help you chill? Here’s what we know so far.
Bears can count, take selfies, use tools, recognize supermodels, and even open car doors
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Ruscena Wiederholt
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Complex languages might shape bilingual brains differently
How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok
4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose
Why fatigue is so common in older adults
Sounding like an AI chatbot may hurt your credibility
Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent
Do magic tricks work on monkeys? Only if they have opposable thumbs like us.
ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements
Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults
Do you never feel FOMO? Time to meet its twin, JOMO.
Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast
Seniors are struggling with chronic anxiety, but don’t seek treatment
Why childhood memories of smells are so powerful and emotional
How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action
Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID
People use emojis to soften the blow of negative feelings
3 early spring cleaning ideas to get you out of hibernation mode
This is your brain on Christmas music
Police brutality is an unaddressed public health crisis in America
4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK
Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds
Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy
The important difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression
Could letting go of perfection be the ultimate cleaning hack?
The DOJ is investigating an AI tool that could be hurting families in Pennsylvania
These fuzzy burrowers don’t need oxytocin to fall in love
The real reason people share so much fake news on social media
Common antidepressants may blunt both pain and enjoyment
Adolescent chimpanzees might be less impulsive than human teens
Building ChatGPT’s AI content filters devastated workers’ mental health, according to new report
Gender-affirming hormones can improve teens’ mental health and life satisfaction
Meet the college freshman who races a souped-up Chevy Blazer and studies psych
How to learn to not fear heights
Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential
Toddlers may be wired to help their dog friends
Why our brains hear words and songs in random noise
Popular youth mental health service faces backlash after experimenting with AI-chatbot advice
Why it matters that humans and nature are growing apart