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When humans learn new rules to make decisions, our brains appear to use the exact same information-gathering process that they use to process basic physical sensations. A recent study shows that a specific brain wave associated with collecting evidence readily adapts to track arbitrary, newly learned categories. The research was published as a preprint in

Severe mental disorders like major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia share a genetic overlap with markers of metabolic health, but the nature of this relationship differs depending on the specific condition. New evidence indicates that the genetic pathways linking depression to metabolic markers resemble those of physical conditions like heart disease, ...

Short breathing exercises can prevent spikes in heart rate and anxiety when people face high-pressure situations. In a study published in Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, researchers found that just a few minutes of controlled breathing kept physiological stress...

A recent study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity provides evidence that higher levels of body fat during pregnancy are associated with an increase in systemic inflammation, which in turn predicts more attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in toddle...

A study on rats found that daily doses of psilocin mucate, a stable salt of psilocin (the main psychoactive metabolite responsible for the psychoactive effects of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug) produced significant reductions in the levels of the stress hormone cortisol and improved rats’ performance in several behavioral tests indicative of anxiety. However, giving psilocin...