Brain imaging provides little insight in insanity evaluation
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Sophisticated brain imaging, like an MRI, has limited applicability in assessing a defendant's ...
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Teens with autism can master daily living skills when parents teach, reach for iPads
Study promotes daily living skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder via parent delivery of video promptingCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
Research worth ‘bragging’ about
An MU psychology professor and students provide a possible way to improve dialogue in relationshipsCredit: University of Missouri On a ...
Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions
How cortical scene-selective regions are specializedCredit: Andrew Persichetti Psychologists at Emory University have found that the human brain uses three ...
Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk
Modeled gene expression changes match those found in patients' brainsCredit: Seok-Man Ho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers ...
Federal government taps Saint Louis U. to improve care for Missouri’s older adults
Credit: SLU File Photo A $3.75 million federal grant to Saint Louis University (SLU) builds upon its 30-year legacy of ...
Rutgers collaborates with WHO to more accurately describe mental health disorders
The first-of-its-kind study asked people with mental health disorders to recommend changes to international diagnostic guidelines A Rutgers University researcher ...
Why fears over smartphone ‘addiction’ are based on flawed evidence
Credit: Lancaster University Most studies into the impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures say researchers. ...
Can adverse childhood experiences worsen lupus symptoms?
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) encompass traumas such as abuse, neglect, and household challenges. In an Arthritis Care & Research study ...
Autism brings qualities which help at home and at work, study shows
Autism enhances characteristics such as loyalty and focus which help those with the condition at work and in their relationships ...
In time for Valentine's Day: Are we the loneliest generation?
Contrary to common celief, Hebrew U. researcher says declining marriage rates may be the solution for loneliness, not the problemCredit: ...
How a one-hour 'planting party' lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison
Credit: Toews et al Both the study's idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated ...
Sleep, mood affect how 'in control' older adults feel
Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older ...
Common test for mental health understanding is biased
RMET test is biased against less educated, less intelligent and certain ethnic and racial minoritiesCredit: Dodell-Feder et al. and University ...