Mental Health

How to improve memory? Here are 10 habits to train your brain

From the power of sleep and handwriting, psychologists and neuroscientists reveal the most effective methods to enhance concentration and remember ...

Family instability undermines attention and the ability to regulate emotions in children

When routines and stability are lacking, children’s cognitive development suffers a setback. Here’s what happens to their brains and why ...

Much more than narcissists and psychopaths: this is what the “persistent predatory personality” is

When we talk about dark personalities, various characteristics come to mind such as narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism (which make up ...

Better thanks to oxytocin? Psychology’s answer is “it depends”

Oxytocin is often called the “love hormone” because it facilitates social relationships: but what if we told you that this ...

Why little sleep causes anxiety to skyrocket: what happens to our brain

Lack of sleep makes it more difficult to adapt to unexpected and threatening stimuli, thus triggering anxiety. You become hyper ...

Screens help cognitive development (if used in the right way)

We have often talked about the negative relationship between screens and children’s development: now a Finnish study published on Pediatric ...

Photos on holiday: can taking and sharing on social media really make us enjoy the moment less?

Photographing a sunset does not prevent us from experiencing it: according to science it can even increase involvement, pushing us ...

What does it take to have a child? Flexibility at work, support networks and educational compasses

This is what emerges from a survey carried out by Evidence Networkon a sample of over 3 thousand Italian mothers ...

Insects on the plate: the wall of disgust can give way (here’s how science will convince us to eat them)

From social psychology to neuroscience: here are the marketing strategies to clear insects on our tables (already on the plates ...
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