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Top Psychology Internships for High School Students to Gain Experience

Getting involved in psychology internships is an amazing opportunity. It can boost your confidence and help you decide if psychology is the suitable path for you, not to mention real-world experience. Through internship programs, you develop key skills in research,

Awareness

Why We Talk to Objects: The Psychology of Human Connection with the Inanimate

Picture yourself hurrying through your day when your foot is abruptly caught by a chair leg. You mumble, “Why would you do that?” without thinking. It’s more frequent than we may think to talk to inanimate objects, whether it’s to

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The Upside Down of Binge Watching

Remember the last time you ran from one corner of your house to another and grabbed the remote to switch on the television just in time for your favourite TV show or a special movie premiere? Maybe you still do

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How Emotional Stoicism Can Help You Master Your Mind and Find Peace

The regulation of emotions is a significant factor in people’s search for a meaningful life. While different schools of thought are pleading for emotional control, Stoicism from ancient Greece has been the most referred to for its emphasis on practical engagement

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How Psychologists Turn Therapy Resistance into Progress

Have you ever found yourself escaping questions about your feelings, skipping responsibilities, or avoiding difficult conversations? Perhaps avoiding the situation rather than facing the reality felt less overwhelming. This hesitancy, which is frequently referred to as resistance, is something we

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Do Mental Health Apps really Work? 

Envision feeling overburdened and nervous after a long day of balancing work, family obligations,  and personal stress. Then you open an app on your phone in with the expectation that it will offer the help that you require. But can

Research

Functional architecture of the cerebral cortex during naturalistic movie watching 

Analyzing movie-watching functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from 176  young adults in the Human Connectome Project, researchers conducted a detailed analysis to outline the functional clusters within the human cerebral cortex. The study applied hierarchical clustering on time-averaged fMRI

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Rejuvenating Brain Neurons: A Breakthrough in Neuroplasticity and Mental Health

Recent research at the University of Barcelona ensures the rejuvenating capacity of neuronal cells through a controlled cellular reprogramming cycle. The experts behind this research are Daniel del Toro, Sofía Zaballa, and Albert Giralt. Their study in mice is promising

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New Research Links Exercise to Enhanced Language Processing in Older Adults

A recent study conducted by the University of Birmingham has shown that regular physical exercise in older adults can substantially improve language processing abilities, a new insight into some of the cognitive advantages of being physically active. The results underscore

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The Phantom Phone Syndrome: Why We Imagine Hearing Notifications That Don’t  Exist 

Have You Felt a Buzz That Wasn’t There?  Have you ever impatiently reached for your phone when you sensed a vibration in your pocket, only to discover that there were no new notifications? You’re not by yourself. Phantom Vibration Syndrome (PVS),