Psychology

Neuroscience

Cocaine addicts can’t kick other habits either

Habitual users tend to get stuck in nondrug-related habits more easily, too, pointing to a potential strategy for treatment

Psychology

Kids’ anxieties, depression need attention

Psychological troubles in childhood are no longer considered a part of normal development.

Psychology

‘Vocal fry’ makes female singers seem expressive

Female singers who use vocal fry, the deep, creaky vocal effect made famous by pop stars like Britney Spears, may sound more expressive to listeners.

Psychology

Marijuana use starting in youth implicated in financial woes

Long-term, heavy pot smoking linked to financial troubles by age 38.

Science & Society

Pulling ‘Vaxxed’ still doesn’t retract vaccine misconceptions

The Tribeca Film Festival’s decision to cancel its screening of an antivaccination film has been lauded as a win for science, but irrationality already won.

Psychology

Psychology’s replication crisis sparks new debate

Controversy flares again about whether psychology studies survive further scrutiny.

Psychology

Psychologist probes possible link between prodigy, autism

The Prodigy’s Cousin explores the baffling world of child prodigies and people with autism.

Anthropology

Rise of human civilization tied to belief in punitive gods

Beliefs in all-knowing, punitive deities may have fueled the growth of human civilizations.

Psychology

Don’t blame winter for that bleak mood

Contrary to popular opinion, depression doesn’t spike in winter, survey finds.

Psychology

There’s a sour side to serotonin

Serotonin has a sour side. The chemical messenger helps mice to taste sour, a new study shows.

Psychology

Kids grasp words as symbols before learning to read

Preschoolers grasp that written words refer to specific things before they learn to read.

Psychology

As suicide rates rise, researchers separate thoughts from actions

Advances in suicide research and treatment may depend on separating thoughts from acts.