Link between the gut and low mood found in study of mice. » Continue reading: How Depression Is Linked to Intestinal Bacteria » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: The Unexpected Connection Between Gut Bacteria and Depression and Anxiety High-Fat Diet May Disturb a Range of Thoughts And Feelings The Memories That Could Cure Stress-Induced Depression Chronic Stress Early in Life Causes Anxiety and Aggression in Adulthood This Supplement May Stop Sadness Becoming Depression

The effect of musical training on language skills and the brain's response to sound. » Continue reading: How Music Training Changes The Teenage Brain » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: This Training Doubles or Triples The Brain’s Response to Language Across The Lifespan Musical Training Increases Executive Brain Function in Children and Adults 10 Magical Effects Music Has On the Mind New Study of Improvising Jazz Pianists Shows Similar Brain Circuits Used for Music and Language Making Music Dramatically Improves Young Children’s Behaviour

How mental and physical stresses interact in the brain's prefrontal cortex. » Continue reading: Tested: If Mental Work Genuinely Affects Physical Tiredness » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Mental Practice Makes Perfect Unique Human Brain Area Identified that Separates Us From Monkeys Painless Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Arithmetic in Five Days How Long-Term Stress Affects Short-Term Memory How Long-Term Stress Causes Serious Mental Disorders

Lack of sleep linked to poor thinking skills, worse mental health and even obesity. » Continue reading: People Sleep Better With Access To This Healing Resource » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Why Some People Only Need Five Hours’ Sleep a Night Alzheimer’s and Sleep Quality Linked In New Study The Familiar Electronic Device That Could Be Ruining Your Sleep and Health A Strange Cure for Lack of Sleep Lack of Sleep Impairs An Essential Social Ability

Sometimes we need to make mistakes in order to learn and grow. » Continue reading: How To Feel Good About Making Mistakes » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Promises: The Psychology of Making, Breaking or Exceeding Them The Happiness Equation: It Can Predict How Good You Will Feel Moment-by-Moment Falling in Love Takes One-Fifth of a Second How To Set Better Goals: Avoid Four Common Mistakes How To Enhance Learning: Even of Things You Are Not Interested In

Romantic kissing is considered weird in a surprisingly high number of countries. » Continue reading: Kissing: The Countries Where It’s Considered Uncomfortable or Disgusting » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Kissing: Its Vital Role in Choosing and Keeping Partners The 5 Happiest Countries And What Makes Them So Happy The Quick Eye Movement That Reveals Whether It’s Love or Lust Brain Map of Love and Desire Wearing Red: The Danger Signals It Sends

Take the test for 'nomophobia': short for "no-mobile-phone phobia". » Continue reading: The Nomophobia Test: Fear of Being Without Your Mobile Phone » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: 3 Ways a Smartphone Can Detect If You’re Depressed Fear of Math: How Much is Genetic? How Agreeable Are You? One-Minute Personality Test Are You Conscientious Or a Slacker? Quick Personality Test Reveals All… One Minute Personality Test: Are You An Introvert, Extrovert or Something Else?

...and three foods linked to increased risk of depression. » Continue reading: Four Common Foods That May Lower Risk of Depression » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: 10 Most Addictive Foods: All But One Are Highly Processed A Common Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Depression in Women New MIND Diet Lowers Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Over 50% 4 Very Common Medicines Newly Linked to Irreversible Dementia Risk These Everyday Foods Have a Powerful Connection With Mental Wellbeing

First study to show a positive effect of this supplement on serious mental illness. » Continue reading: This Supplement May Reduce Risk of Psychotic Disorders » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: The Vitamin Which May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia 5 Habits Proven to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia The Personality Trait That Doubles Alzheimer’s Risk How Cynical Personality Traits Affect Dementia Risk A High IQ May Also Have This Mental Cost, Psychologists Find

It's possible to lack a very common mental ability, without even realising. » Continue reading: Amazingly Some People Live Without This Normal Mental Ability » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: People With This Special Quality Can Control Their Dreams The Weirdest Way People Communicate Their Happiness Easy Mental Trick Which You’ll Be Surprised To Learn Reduces Appetite Certain Foods Can Damage Your Ability To Think Flexibly Mental Practice Makes Perfect

Test identifies smaller brain volume and problems with thinking. » Continue reading: A Simple Test Could Help Identify Thinking Problems » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Here is Why Age-Related Memory and Thinking Problems Are Less Scary Than Many Imagine A Blood Test for Depression Simple Test Predicts Alzheimer’s 18 Year Before Diagnosis Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Early Fitness Preserves Thinking Skills 25 Years Later

Despite multiple studies showing the benefits, many people don't know this learning trick. » Continue reading: The Secret to Better Learning That Most People Don’t Know » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: Here’s The Curious Secret To Perfect Learning While You Are Distracted The Secret To Learning is Reverse of Conventional Wisdom Offline Learning: How The Mind Learns During Sleep Mental Practice Makes Perfect 10 Superb Psychological Advantages of Learning Another Language

Stress has the reverse effect on how people weigh pros and cons than most people expect. » Continue reading: What Stress Does To Your Decisions — It’s Reverse of What Most Expect » Read HealthiestBlog.com, the new site from PsyBlog's author Related articles: The Memories That Could Cure Stress-Induced Depression Deal With Stress In Advance But Avoid Two Common Responses Rethinking The Stress Mindset: Can You Find The Upside of Pressure? The Totally Unexpected Effect of Stress On How You Feel Pain Cognitive Biases: Why We Make Irrational Decisions

Why people with borderline personality disorder have poor relationships. » Continue reading: How Borderline Personality Disorder Affects The Brain

A "depressive mixed states" often precedes a suicide attempt. » Continue reading: How To Prevent Suicide: 3 Risk Factors For Suicide Attempts

The change to the school week that surprisingly improves children's academic performance. » Continue reading: This Tweak To School Week Actually Improves Academic Performance

Why exercise feels so rewarding. » Continue reading: Why Running Makes Us Happy - It’s More Than Endorphins

How to spot OCD, the recommended treatment and whether it can be 'cured'. » Continue reading: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): 15 Signs You Should Know

Alcohol changes the physical structure of certain neurons, neuroscientists find. » Continue reading: The Neurons That May Cause Alcoholism

The connection between psychopathy and contagious yawning. » Continue reading: The Natural Response That Psychopaths Tend To Lack

This antidepressant causes different changes in brains of depressed and non-depressed. » Continue reading: How Brain Size is Changed By a Very Common Antidepressant

New ways to reduce anxiety, why some people are so anxious and more... » Continue reading: Anxiety: 10 New Psychology Studies You Should Know

Depression can have this strange effect on vision. » Continue reading: Sadness Can Have This Strange Effect on Your Vision

Poor parenting still resonating with people now in their 60s as much as the death of a loved one. » Continue reading: Happier People Are Raised By Parents Who Do These Two Things