6 October 2021
The idea that recollections of traumatic experiences can be locked away only to suddenly re-emerge years later has once again become a hotly debated issue, with serious implications for investigations of historical abuse
29 June 2020
It is thought that having a baby makes people mature as they take on new responsibilities, but a study of new parents’ personalities reveals more complex changes
7 April 2020
Stress in childhood is linked to developing adult-like brain networks and cells that age slowly, and children with early life stress progress slowly through puberty
10 July 2019
The 'Big Five' model of personality is widely used, but it turns out it doesn't work for people in low- and middle-income countries, or even just older people in the West
20 June 2019
People are more likely to hand in found wallets if they contain more money, probably because we don’t like to think of ourselves as thieves
18 June 2019
Creativity tests reveal that people with narcolepsy are more inventive, perhaps because they rapidly enter the dream state in which we have unusual experiences
15 June 2018
Negative stereotypes can detrimentally change your behaviour. But a study suggests that feminists may be protected from the idea that women are worse at maths
20 April 2018
People who migrate are at heightened risk of anxiety disorders, and these mental health problems may linger and get more severe through subsequent generations
18 March 2018
Is there more than one type of schizophrenia? Brain scans suggest there are at least two different kinds - a finding that may lead to better treatments
15 January 2018
Criminals assigned the death penalty are five times more likely to be executed in some US counties than in others – a trend that some argue is unconstitutional
