Category: Psychology & Neuroscience
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Trust and anticipation help explain consumer delight in gaming reviews
This research indicates that hedonic and utilitarian attributes strengthen trust, and that trust and anticipation are linked to consumer delight in an online gaming setting.
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Brief electrical stimulation produced ketamine-like plasticity in human dopaminergic neurons
This research indicates that a single brief session of low-frequency, low-intensity electrical stimulation can produce long-lasting structural and molecular changes in human dopaminergic neurons and reverse cortisol-related damage in vitro.
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Trauma scores linked to eye-avoidance and complex Rorschach responses
This research indicates that self-reported traumatic experiences may be reflected in performance-based behavior and eye-movement patterns.
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Emotion regulation group improved outcomes in NHS adults
This research indicates that the emotional resources group was associated with improvements in emotion regulation, self-efficacy, well-being, and functioning in an NHS secondary care adult mental health setting.
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School-based psychoeducational programs reduced bullying and improved self-esteem
This research indicates that school-based psychoeducational programs were generally effective in reducing bullying behaviors and improving children’s self-esteem, though results varied by context.
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Healers used narrative to influence Prussian medical bureaucracy
This research indicates that physicians and surgeons in Prussia used petitions and case narratives to navigate medical bureaucracy and influence appointment decisions, especially before centralised reforms reduced that flexibility.
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Task learning increased redundancy in macaque visual cortex
This research indicates that learning a visual discrimination task increased redundancy in neural responses in macaque visual cortex and increased information carried by individual neurons.
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Attentional instructions improved feedback monitoring in post-stroke aphasia
This research indicates that attention to auditory feedback can change speech error detection and vocal control in people with post-stroke aphasia.
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Functional impairment partly links internalising symptoms and low wellbeing
This research indicates that impairment associated with internalising symptoms is one factor connecting those symptoms, especially anxiety, to reduced wellbeing.
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Chinese Psychological Control Scale was invariant across informants and time
This research indicates that a three-dimensional Chinese Psychological Control Scale measured the same construct for fathers, mothers, adolescents, and across a 6-month interval, and that different dimensions predicted adolescent developmental outcomes differently.
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