The dream of a drug that can help ameliorate the stress associated with durable traumatic memories, in order to treat disorders such as PTSD, has come a step closer to reality, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Tag: psychology
Midlife chronic conditions linked to increased dementia risk later in life
Did you know that having two or more chronic conditions in middle age can leave you with an increased risk of dementia later in life?
What were you doing when you were 2 ยฝ years old? Forming memories according to new research!
New study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different!
Drinking coffee won’t affect your sleep, but it will affect your brain…
Recent research suggests that drinking coffee doesn't actually affect your sleep, but it might have an impact on the make up of your brain... โ๏ธ
Geriatric Exercise Classes – What We Know So Far About Exercise For Older Adults
New research findings suggest that by adopting exercise into daily life, our much loved older family members can live longer and healthier lives!
Why Would a Serial Killer Enter As a Contestant on a Game Show?
Games of chance sometimes attract risk-taking offenders...
People Do What They Are Told
Are good and bad people all the same? Are we capable of terrible acts? Well, according to Stanley Milgram, yes we are...
A man with conviction is a hard man to change
The theory behind cognitive dissonance and how it can be seen today in the rampant spread of COVID-19 misinformation on social media.
Personality is Composed of Nature and Nurture
Characteristics cling to families.Francis Galton (1822 - 1911) Francis Galton counted many gifted individuals amongst his relatives, including the evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. So it's not surprising that Galton was interested in the extent to which abilities are either inborn or learned. He was the first person to identify "nature and "nurture" as two separate … Continue reading Personality is Composed of Nature and Nurture
What happens when you put good people in an evil place?
A tale of how Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment changed how we view conformity in society today.
