Psychology PhD streaming on Twitch every Sunday, beginning July 3. Topics include the #brain, #perception, #consciousness, psychological #disorders and more!
Joined June 2022
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Acne - often the cause of psychological distress - may result when skin bacteria convert special cells into fat cells that then go on to trigger inflammation (redness/swelling).
More evidence of influence of #gutmicrobiota on cognition and brain function, in this case #depression. Fascinating stuff - going to devote a #twitch stream to gut-brain and gut-lung axes.
Study Finds That Probiotics May Boost the Effectiveness of Antidepressants bit.ly/3O9i2MH
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Not all anxiety is bad.
Anxiety can serve important functions such as motivation to be prepared.
The key is to regulate one’s anxiety.
Here is my latest for @PsychToday
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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America's youth mental health crisis was around before #COVID19, says APA's @mitchprinstein.
“Like so many things, the pandemic really exposed a problem that was there for a long time and made us see it all in a very different and more disturbing way.” chalkbeat.org/2022/6/9/23159…
Bart Bonte has a bunch of great games that tap into ‘fluid intelligence’ - your ability to reason through and solve new problems you haven’t seen before. Highly recommend his newest 👇
Let's go! My new game LOGICA EMOTICA is out NOW!
An emoji infused puzzle game for YOU 👈😎👍
iOS 👉 apps.apple.com/app/logica-em…
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Steam 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/1…
click it, play it, rate it, share it, enjoy it 🖤
‘Additionally, we found that individuals who engaged in creative activities had the most positive lockdown experiences.’
New Research: How Did People Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Structural Topic Modelling Analysis of Free-Text Data From 11,000 United Kingdom Adults frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #Psychology #Psych
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#ICYMI
Soybean oil, the most consumed cooking oil in the US, has been linked to neurological and metabolic alterations in mice. Soybean oil-fed mice showed decreased levels of oxytocin in the hypothalamus.
#autism #asd #neuroscience #science
neurosciencenews.com/soybean…
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‘Estimates show that between 40 to 70% of caregivers have clinically significant symptoms of depression’
Rates of depression and burnout among those taking care of ailing relatives are sky-high. If you have felt this way, try these 5 strategies for combatting the daily stress, writes
@DeborahSerani bit.ly/3t8QmPY
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Belgian artists have created an immersive art installation called 'Masculine Poetry' that showcases the everyday sexual harassment faced by women ⤵️
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New Research: Favourable Lifestyle Protects Cognitive Function in Older Adults With High Genetic Risk of Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cognitive impairment remains… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #Molecular #Neuroscience
