A new neuropsychology study on California wildfire survivors found chronic cognitive problems in addition to anxiety and PTSD.
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Our new research reveals that how unique a young person’s brain is could alert us to the likelihood of future psychological distress.
Cannabis use is linked to poorer memory, attention and mental health.
While only about 20% of people would qualify for a formal diagnosis of a mental disorder, more than 60% express symptoms of those disorders – and those symptoms can lead to cognitive difficulties.
Everybody wants more self-control, but it’s proven difficult to beef up through training. New research suggests that what your social group does might be key to enhancing your own self-control skills.
Psychologists observed young children in real time figuring out how not to tell the truth.
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Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Diego
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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PhD Candidate in Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Population Neuroscience, Fudan University
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Professor of Youth Mental Health & Neurobiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior research fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Director, Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
