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Psychology has assumed for decades that we bond with people like ourselves. A study of 1,484 people just found that personality similarity has almost no effect on how good a friendship feels

Psychology has assumed for decades that we bond with people like ourselves. A study of 1,484 people just found that personality similarity has almost no effect on how good a friendship feels

Jul 10 · 8 min read · SAGA Journals

Scientists found that the brain differences blamed on poverty for decades actually come down to two things every parent can control: sleep and stress

Scientists found that the brain differences blamed on poverty for decades actually come down to two things every parent can control: sleep and stress

Jun 12 · 7 min read · Science

New research found that depression is concentrated in two specific cell types in the prefrontal cortex and current drugs do not target either of them

New research found that depression is concentrated in two specific cell types in the prefrontal cortex and current drugs do not target either of them

Jun 1 · 7 min read · Nature

Your personality may predict how long you live, massive new study suggests

Your personality may predict how long you live, massive new study suggests

May 9 · 5 min read · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

A new theory published in Nature Human Behaviour says phones are not damaging your ability to focus. They are changing whether your brain thinks focusing is worth it

A new theory published in Nature Human Behaviour says phones are not damaging your ability to focus. They are changing whether your brain thinks focusing is worth it

Jul 3 · 8 min read · Nature

Scientists found that THC does not just blur memories but actively creates false ones that feel completely real and there is no internal way to tell the difference

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists found that THC does not just blur memories but actively creates false ones that feel completely real and there is no internal way to tell the difference

Jun 5 · 8 min read · Journal of Psychopharmacology

Scientists found that anxiety disorders share one hidden brain chemistry difference and it points to a nutrient most people are not getting enough

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists found that anxiety disorders share one hidden brain chemistry difference and it points to a nutrient most people are not getting enough

May 21 · 8 min read · Nature

A meta-analysis of 25,000 people found that compulsive daydreaming is strongly linked to depression, OCD, and trauma, but psychiatry still does not officially recognize it as a condition

A meta-analysis of 25,000 people found that compulsive daydreaming is strongly linked to depression, OCD, and trauma, but psychiatry still does not officially recognize it as a condition

Jun 29 · 7 min read · International Journal of Psychology

A study of one million fathers found that paternal depression does not peak when everyone expects it to and the system designed to catch it is looking at the wrong time

A study of one million fathers found that paternal depression does not peak when everyone expects it to and the system designed to catch it is looking at the wrong time

Jun 3 · 8 min read · Jama Network

New research found that a psychopath’s brain is physically built differently and it explains why they cannot feel what you feel

New research found that a psychopath’s brain is physically built differently and it explains why they cannot feel what you feel

May 17 · 7 min read

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