The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends By Stephani Sutherland on January 21, 2021 Patrick Thornton, a 40-year-old math teacher in Houston, Tex., relies on his voice to clearly communicate with his high
March 02, 2021 by Amy Olson A new meta-analysis gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects. Much of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving
by Adam Grant As an organizational psychologist, I've spent the past few years studying how to motivate people to think again. I've run experiments that led proponents of gun rights and gun safety to abandon
By Dani Blum Mental health professionals are going viral on the app, captivating an anxious generation. “Now this looks like a job for me,” licensed doctoral therapist Courtney Tracy mimes along to an Eminem track
Brigham and Women's Hospital Today, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels -- biomarkers that help predict an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, respectively.
If Jill Biden wants to flaunt her Ed.D., who are we to object? By Graeme Wood Joseph Epstein’s record of provocation and self-disgracing is long but not unbroken. To start with something positive: He revived the reputation of one
December 6th, 2020 SOURCE: Nationwide Children's Hospital, news release, Dec. 2, 2020 Parents who are worried about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on their children's mental health can help them build resilience, according to experts from
By Bert Gambini Release Date: November 13, 2020 If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on its ineffectiveness at managing stress as it’s happening,
By Susanne M. Jaeggi, Anja Pahor, Aaron R. Seitz on September 24, 2020 If there were an app on your phone that could improve your memory, would you try it? Who wouldn’t want a better memory? After all, our recollections
by Allyson Chiu In the midst of a raging pandemic and widespread social unrest, these days it can feel as if reassuring platitudes are inescapable. “Everything will be fine.” “It could be worse.” “Look on
