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  1. Psychology | Science News

    Jan 7, 2016 · Psychology Striking moments make previous memories stronger Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

  2. 100 years of psychology studies have tried to make sense of the mind

    Although experimental psychology originated in Germany in 1879, Watson’s notorious study foreshadowed a messy, contentious approach to the “science of us” that has played out over the past ...

  3. How mindfulness-based training can give elite athletes a mental edge

    Jan 26, 2022 · There’s also been an explosion of research into elite athletes’ mental health in the last few years, says sports and clinical psychologist Carolina Lundqvist of Linköping University in Sweden ...

  4. Neuroscience | Science News

    Jan 15, 2026 · Psychology Striking moments make previous memories stronger Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

  5. A brain network linked to attention is larger in people with depression

    Sep 25, 2024 · Questions or comments on this article? E-mail us at [email protected] | Reprints FAQ A version of this article appears in the October 19, 2024 issue of Science News.

  6. Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives

    Sep 1, 2021 · Their findings, appearing in 2013 in the Journal of Positive Psychology, revealed that happiness in isolation is linked to a focus on the present while meaning in isolation connects the past ...

  7. Most people say self-control is the same as willpower. Researchers …

    Jan 3, 2024 · People who scored high in self-control were no better than others at resisting temptation in the moment, those scientists reported in the February 2012 Personality and Social Psychology Review.

  8. Pandemic languishing is a thing. But is it a privilege?

    Jan 10, 2023 · Since that time, positive psychology has emerged as a leading paradigm for research into mental health, writes Willen in her introduction to the mental health series.

  9. Psychology’s replication crisis sparks new debate - Science News

    Mar 3, 2016 · Psychology got rocked last year by a report that many of the field’s published results vanish in repeat experiments. But that disturbing study sounded a false alarm, a controversial …

  10. Science News | The latest news from all areas of science

    2 days ago · Science News features news articles, videos and more about the latest scientific advances. Independent, accurate nonprofit news since 1921.