Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Constance Evans Romero. Continue reading “Ancient ecstatic theater and Analytical Psychology: creating space for Dionysus”
Exercise is brain food: The effects of physical activity on cognitive function
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Michelle Ploughman. Continue reading “Exercise is brain food: The effects of physical activity on cognitive function”
Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in 6 brain networks
Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with drug addiction behaviors, according to a systematic review of more than 100 published neuroimaging studies by experts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published Wednesday, June 6 in the journal Neuron. Continue reading “Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in 6 brain networks”
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing tantrums or fighting. Continue reading “Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave”
Children and adolescents in high-risk environments more likely to become violent adults
Children and adolescents who grow up with one or more of these environmental risk factors are likely to resort to violence, aggression and crime as adults, irrespective of an underlying mental illness. This is according to a new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, which is published by Springer Nature. Continue reading “Children and adolescents in high-risk environments more likely to become violent adults”
The Psychology of Atheism
by Professor Paul C. Vitz
The title of this paper, “The Psychology of Atheism,” may seem strange. Certainly, my psychological colleagues have found it odd and even, I might add, a little disturbing. After all, psychology, since its founding roughly a century ago, has often focused on the opposite topic-namely the psychology of religious belief. Indeed, in many respects the origins of modern psychology are intimately bound up with the psychologists who explicitly proposed interpretations of belief in God. Continue reading “The Psychology of Atheism”
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