Psychology

New brain-test app is as reliable as laboratory tests

April 3, 2013 in Technology

Smartphones offer a wealth of possibilities for psychological research. A new study shows that an iPhone app yields as reliable results as laboratory tests.

When children are clients

March 29, 2013 in Society & Culture

Parents are both part of the solution and part of the problem when a child suffers from mental health problems.

Pain can be a relief

March 9, 2013 in Health

When something causes less pain than expected it is even possible for it to feel pleasant. New findings may play a key role in treating pain and substance abuse.

Weird diagnoses kept Greenlanders in check

February 26, 2013 in Society & Culture

Arctic hysteria and kayak dizziness were once used as diagnoses to bolster the image of Greenlanders as an ‘inferior’ indigenous people.

Gamblers get a kick out of making risky decisions

February 6, 2013 in Health

Compulsive gamblers get more excitement and pleasure from making risky decisions than from winning, new study shows.

Pregnancies can alter eating disorders

January 31, 2013 in Health

A pregnancy can entail either a risk or a hope for women with eating disorders. Many get rid of the disease for long time. For others, pregnancy is the beginning of their problems.

Here’s why mindfulness works

January 17, 2013 in Health

A new meta-analysis of the entire scientific literature on mindfulness suggests why this popular new form of therapy actually works.

Problem behaviour from impaired vision

December 26, 2012 in Society & Culture

Pupils diagnosed with ADHD, learning difficulties or dyslexia could in some cases simply suffer from impaired vision.

An 8th grader’s multitasking goes awry

December 28, 2012 in Society & Culture

Teens are good at multitasking, but learn less while they’re doing it.

Brain scans look for Christmas spirit

December 23, 2012 in Society & Culture

A series of scientific studies in the weirder end of the spectrum can be found in the Christmas edition of a Danish medical journal.

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