Mind/Psychology News

Video games make players shooters

Playing violent shooting video games can improve firing accuracy and influence players to aim for the head when using a real gun, according to a new study.

Autism can be predicted at 6 months

A new study of six-month-old infants at high genetic risk for autism identified weak head and neck control as a red flag for ASD social developmental delays.

Distraction works as pain relief

A study has found that mental distractions can act as a form of pain relief.

Head blows affect mental skills

Some hockey and football athletes may perform worse than expected on learning tests after a season of head impacts – even if they never suffer an actual concussion, new study said.

Schizophrenia genes pinpointed

Scientists claimed to have pinpointed the genes most responsible for schizophrenia in a breakthrough they say will allow better diagnosis and treatment of the mental illness.

Educated people live longer

New research offers yet another reason to congratulate someone who has completed at least nine years of education: They're likely to live longer.

Psychiatric guide: changes dropped

Two proposed psychiatric diagnoses failed to make the last round of cuts in the laborious process of revising the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Bipolar symptoms start in teens

The number of teenagers who have experienced mania – a hallmark of bipolar disorder – is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder.

Emotions shut down brain processes

Psychologists believe that they have glimpsed a process that takes place deep within our unconscious brain, where primal reactions interact with higher mental processes.

Psychopaths' brains are different

Scientists who scanned the brains of men convicted of murder, rape and violent assaults have found evidence that psychopaths have structural abnormalities in their brains.