Feeling Awe Can Help You Be Kinder to Yourself
When facing failure or personal setbacks, many people instinctively resort to self-criticism, believing it necessary for personal growth or improvement. However, a new study suggests … Read more
Emotion Labels Significantly Distort How We Remember Facial Expressions
We often rely on our instincts when interpreting others’ facial expressions. However, new research suggests that our interpretation of emotions might be less accurate—and more … Read more
Using Multiple Healthy Strategies Daily Reduces Anxiety
A key discovery was that participants who regularly used diverse and healthy strategy combinations, particularly when these combinations varied from their usual practices, reported notably lower anxiety levels the following day.
Synaptic Plasticity
Synaptic plasticity refers to the nervous system’s remarkable ability to change and adapt throughout life.
At its core, it involves alterations in the strength and structure of connections, known as synapses, between neurons.
This dynamic process can include the creation of new synapses, the pruning of those no longer needed, and even the generation of new neurons.
How Rumination Makes Anxiety Worse
Many people with anxiety experience mental rumination – getting stuck in a repetitive thought loop that seems impossible to escape. The truth, however, is that rumination typically backfires and fuels more anxiety, keeping you locked in distress. The good news is that this is a habit you can learn to change.
Overestimating Fear Doesn’t Predict Exposure Therapy Success for Panic Disorder
The researchers found that while patients consistently overestimated their fear at the beginning of therapy, improvements in the accuracy of these predictions did not appear to influence treatment outcomes. Instead, reductions in overall fear—regardless of whether they were expected or not—were more closely linked to symptom improvement.
Students Who Feel More Autonomous in PE Class Show Stronger Emotional Skills and Motivation
The researchers found that students with high levels of self-determined motivation also reported greater emotional clarity, emotional regulation, and overall life satisfaction. These students were more likely to feel supported by their teachers and to participate in extracurricular sports.
Jumping To Conclusions: Examples & Why It Happens
Jumping to conclusions is a common cognitive distortion where people form beliefs or make decisions without enough evidence. This mental shortcut often leads to anxiety, miscommunication, and unhelpful assumptions.
Which Part Of The Brain Controls Emotions?
Rather than one “emotion center,” research points to a functional system involving structures such as the amygdala (threat detection), hippocampus (emotional memory), prefrontal cortex (regulation and reasoning), hypothalamus (physiological response), and insula (bodily awareness).
Jumping to Conclusions Is Not Linked to Delusional Thinking
A new study by Rose Doherty and colleagues, published in Clinical Psychology Review (2025), explores the relationship between a cognitive bias known as “jumping to conclusions” (JTC) and delusional ideation across clinical and non-clinical populations.