Mental Health News Feeds

Sep 30, 2023 - We only remember a fraction of our dreams, and even those slip away if we don’t try to remember them—here’s why

Sep 29, 2023 - Recognizing that interests are malleable and can be developed can make us more resilient, open and creative

Sep 27, 2023 - This is why we misinterpret life’s weird and wonderful random events

Sep 25, 2023 - Physicists and philosophers recently met to debate a theory of consciousness called panpsychism

Sep 25, 2023 - Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them

Sep 22, 2023 - Human scientists—used to the benefits of a centralized, complex brain—have been underestimating what a simple nerve network can do

Sep 22, 2023 - AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication

Sep 21, 2023 - Researchers publicly call out theory that they say is not well supported by science, but that gets undue attention

Sep 21, 2023 - A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite

Sep 20, 2023 - Counter to the conventional wisdom, suppression of distressing thoughts could be an invaluable addition in treating depression, anxiety and trauma

Sep 20, 2023 - Implanted electrodes pick up a pattern of brain waves that can signal the presence or absence of depression and perhaps predict its relapse

Sep 19, 2023 - Today we introduce to the world Scientific American’s redesign, which we hope will nod to our rich history while also look forward to the everchanging landscape of publishing

Sep 15, 2023 - Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning

Sep 14, 2023 - In some cardiac arrest patients, a flurry of brain activity during life-saving CPR may be a sign of a “near-death experience”

Sep 14, 2023 - Apollo moon landing conspiracy theories were early hints of the dangerous anti-vax, antiscience beliefs backed by politicians today

Sep 13, 2023 - Only 1.1 percent of autistic adults in the U.S. access key publicly funded employment services. A broken disability service system is why

Sep 11, 2023 - A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction

Sep 8, 2023 - Are you working really hard to learn something? Remember this counterintuitive fact, and you might improve your learning curve.

Sep 8, 2023 - Generative AI has made giant strides toward machine intelligence. Can machine consciousness be far behind?

Sep 4, 2023 - The simple and fun act of reading for pleasure in early childhood produces better cognition, mental health and educational attainment in adolescence

Aug 31, 2023 - A study of 27,500 patients in the U.K.’s health system suggests that getting people into mental health treatment faster is a huge boon of online therapy

Aug 30, 2023 - A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state

Aug 29, 2023 - People want swift punishment and will even penalize perpetrators for delays outside their control

Aug 24, 2023 - Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate

Aug 24, 2023 - The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past