Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping body image and eating behaviors for life.

Verb" efficacy concept underscores caregivers as primary influencers in children's development through modeling modes: ...

Welcome to Psychology at CMU. With nearly 30 award-winning faculty and almost 150 people in total, we are a vibrant community whose research continues our department’s 100-year tradition of studying ...

We recently found that glia shape antennal lobe development in young adults, leading us to ask if glia also drive experience-dependent plasticity during this period. Here we define a critical period ...

Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behavior. Their research suggests ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood ...

Staff rides are a unique and powerful way for leaders to gain insight and wisdom from past events and apply that information ...

Singapore's blood stock could dip to critical levels this festive period, and this could lead to postponement of surgeries and essential treatments. The Singapore Red Cross is calling for more ...

The increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has been linked to diminishing critical thinking abilities among students, a new study has found. Analysis from more than 650 people aged 17 ...

Most critical illness plans don’t cover pre-existing conditions that were diagnosed before the policy was purchased. One example of a pre-existing condition exclusion is if you’re diagnosed ...

Do you enjoy reading books, especially when someone suggests them to you? If so, is the person who suggested them well-known?