Psychology

Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow affect, glibness, manipulation and callousness. Though less than one percent of the general population…

One subset of children frequently believed to have autism may be misdiagnosed because some of the social impairments associated with their developmental delay looks like features of autism,…

Music makes people nostalgic, it has long been said that music can bring us back to specific points in time.  Young adults surveyed recently are even fond of and have an emotional connection to…

Obese teenagers who lose weight are at greater risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, a sign that there may be a psychology issue regarding their…

 What happens when you tell a lie? Ethical concerns aside, what goes on in your brain when you willfully deceive someone? And what happens later, when you attempt to access the memory of your…

Zoological methods of studying behavior patterns in animals have led to insights on people with serious mental disorders. Prof. David Eilam of Tel Aviv University 's Zoology Department recorded…

It's easy to forget that there was once a time when a lot of hype resulted from claims that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed biological differences between political brains - it was open…

A new paper says there may be a biological reason why you are afraid of soap bubbles. An ancient evolutionary part of the brain, say psychologists Dr. Geoff Cole and Professor Arnold Wilkins …

It's often been said that violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ trigger teenagers with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder to become…

Time of year and weather conditions don't have much influence on depressive symptoms. Getting depressed when it's cold and dreary outside may not be as common as believed. That's not to say…