1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (678+ words) The research team, consisting of Ralph W. G. Andrews, Michael C. Melnychuk, and Paul M. Dockree, sought to understand how spontaneous deep breaths relate to human attention. Everyday breathing is rarely perfectly steady or completely uniform. It contains natural variations in speed and depth,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (620+ words) To understand why these communication differences occur, researchers examine the underlying neurobiology of the brain. One primary area of focus involves the balance between neural excitation and neural inhibition within central brain networks. Neural excitation occurs when brain cells send…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (447+ words) “Right before the Dobbs decision, there was a lot of speculation about the effects of overturning Roe v. Wade, but almost no attention to suicide risk,” said Wendy R. Sheldon, founder and director of Verge Research. She noted that international…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (977+ words) Attention is not a simple all-or-nothing trait. People possess varying levels of what psychologists call inhibitory control of attention. This is the cognitive skill that allows someone to focus on a specific task or stimulus while tuning out background distractions....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (553+ words) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental condition. This means it is tied to differences in how the brain grows and develops. It is characterized by persistent difficulties with attention, impulse control, and activity regulation. People with ADHD tend…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (771+ words) Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost, a science news publication dedicated to accurate, evidence-based reporting on psychology and neuroscience. Over a career spanning more than 15 years in science journalism, he has interviewed leading researchers from institutions around…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1018+ words) Autobiographical memory allows people to mentally travel back in time to retrieve detailed experiences from their past. A specific memory usually involves an event that happened on a particular day in a definite location. People who experience overgeneral memory retrieve…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (311+ words) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by ongoing patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It affects roughly 5% to 7% of children worldwide. Although it was once considered a condition that individuals would outgrow, scientists now…...

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2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (660+ words) Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost, a science news publication dedicated to accurate, evidence-based reporting on psychology and neuroscience. Over a career spanning more than 15 years in science journalism, he has interviewed leading researchers from institutions around…...