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Sep 23, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |David Radar |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur
1 Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to a recent study, older people are more susceptible to the impulsive financial preferences of others than their younger counterparts. Research led by psychologists at the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford, published today in Communications Psychology, reveals that people aged 60 and over are more prone to being influenced by other people when it comes to making impulsive financial decisions compared to young adults aged between 18 and 36.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov
2 Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroverts thrive on activities that allow them to recharge and express themselves in quieter, more personal ways. At the same time, many introverts also struggle with anxiety, which can be overwhelming. Balancing enriching solo activities with strategies to manage anxiety is key to maintaining mental well-being. Here are ten introvert-friendly pastimes, along with some thoughts on managing anxiety and a note on how Medicare can help. 1.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers have developed a groundbreaking model to explain how humans perceive harmony in music, drawing on a novel approach called spectral knowledge representation. This model, based on the oscillatory behaviour of the brain, has the potential to redefine our understanding of musical perception by providing a mathematical framework for analysing pitch, chords, and key distances.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Crystal Khoo |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesNon-suggestive questions can affect feelings and memories of parents, according to a recent study published in the journal Psychological Reports. This raises important considerations for therapists and individuals alike, especially in understanding how seemingly harmless discussions about parents can alter emotions and memories of childhood.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov
18 Reading Time: 4 minutesOn the surface, Brain Power Wellness (BPW) shows up as a programme that presents partner schools with a wealth of creative and fun brain break activities as tools to life’s challenges. At a deeper level, however, the programme offers sustainable training in how to set intentions with positivity and inner power, in the face of challenges. This is the key to unlocking happiness on both short- and long-term levels.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Crystal Khoo |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur
2 Reading Time: 3 minutesYour brain consumes more energy than any other organ. This combustion creates exhaust – oxidants – that age your brain. These oxidants also make skin wrinkly, joints stiff and literally create inflexibility in the brain that leads to cognitive decline. Those with diets high in antioxidant foods literally halve their risk for dementia compared to those with low intakes, according to a recent study of 2,716 people aged over 60.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Ellen Diamond |Crystal Khoo |Adam Mulligan |Amelia Larkspur
1 Reading Time: 3 minutesIn hospital operating rooms and intensive care units, propofol is a drug of choice, widely used to sedate patients for their comfort or render them fully unconscious for invasive procedures. Propofol works quickly and is tolerated well by most patients when administered by an anaesthesiologist. But what is happening inside the brain when patients are put under and what does this reveal about consciousness itself?
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Crystal Khoo |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov |Annalisa Manca
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the fast-paced environment of modern workplaces, multitasking has become an essential skill. But research has long suggested that multitasking can impair cognitive performance, especially among older adults. Yet, a new study has found that age-related differences in handling multiple tasks may not be as pronounced as previously thought.
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Sep 6, 2024 | psychreg.org | Crystal Khoo |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov |Annalisa Manca
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the fast-paced environment of modern workplaces, multitasking has become an essential skill. But research has long suggested that multitasking can impair cognitive performance, especially among older adults. Yet, a new study has found that age-related differences in handling multiple tasks may not be as pronounced as previously thought.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
psychreg.org | Crystal Khoo |Amelia Larkspur |Elizabeth Kaplunov |Annalisa Manca
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesA new meta-analysis examining the neural mechanisms of envy has revealed that different types of envy, including trait envy, social comparison envy, and love-envy, activate distinct regions in the brain. The findings, based on 13 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, provide a deeper understanding of how these emotions are processed neurologically.
