In an unprecedented case report, doctors in Austria have documented the first known instance of psilocybin-induced penile amputation. After consuming a large quantity of magic mushrooms, a 37-year-old ...

Imagine it’s Friday evening. You’re about to watch a new Netflix drama, trying to unwind after a long week. Suddenly, your phone pings with a work email marked “urgent.” Your heart sinks; your stress ...

Researchers in Poland have developed a novel method to assess the severity of manic and depressive symptoms in individuals with bipolar disorder based on features of their speech. Using a smartphone ...

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Case Western Reserve University has found a link between the slaveholding history of some United States legislators’ ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in certain “magic” mushrooms, could provide rapid and sustained antidepressant ...

A new study published in Psychology of Violence has uncovered a key link between psychopathic traits and firearm violence. The research found that individuals with certain psychopathic tendencies, ...

A new study sheds light on how exercise boosts brain function by exploring the role of nerves in muscle-brain communication. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

In a recent study published in Current Biology, researchers uncovered how the human brain processes the concept of zero, revealing that specific neurons in the medial temporal lobe treat zero as a ...

New research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health offers a nuanced view of how narcissistic and borderline personality traits shape emotional responses to ...

If you’ve ever felt drained by intense mental effort, science now backs up your experience. A new meta-analysis, published in Psychological Bulletin, shows that mental tasks requiring effort are often ...

A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that children who experience persistently high levels of inflammation are more likely to face serious mental health challenges, such as depression ...

A recent replication study published in iScience has confirmed previous findings that political ideology is associated with differences in brain structure, though with some nuanced updates. The study ...