Can Viagra Help against Alzheimer’s? A new study, published in the journal Neurology by Adesuyan et al. (2024), is generating buzz: Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (such as Viagra) might reduce the [...]
A thought experiment: Imagine you had to write down the following sentence: “My mother will win a million euros in the lottery tomorrow.” So far so simple. Now imagine you have [...]
Embodied cognition explains how physical states and actions can influence our thoughts and feelings. One example is how our voice can impact our well-being. Speaking in a deeper voice, for instance, [...]
Is it possible to rewrite old traumatic fear memories and thus significantly reduce the suffering of many patients? The discovery of memory reconsolidation suggests that this could be much easier [...]
Psychological trauma refers to the lasting emotional and psychological impact resulting from distressing events or experiences. While trauma can be debilitating, individuals have the remarkable capacity to heal and recover [...]
The quick way to higher intelligence? When children (but also adults) encounter difficulties, they tend to think handicapping thoughts: "I'm so stupid," "I can't do it." All of these negative [...]
Is personality irrelevant? - The Big Five and Career Success (Psychology, Personnel Selection, Business Psychology, Recruitment) More than 100 years of research have impressively shown: Based on the Big Five [...]
Many people know the awkward situation: You meet someone on the street and just want to say hello, and suddenly your voice doesn't sound relaxed and melodious, but slightly broken. [...]
What does really help after a traumatic experience? Should we, directly after a traumatic experience, talk through the traumatic experience again in great detail in a conversation with a psychologist [...]
Does your smartphone make you dumb? Can the mere presence of a smartphone affect our intelligence? Does a smartphone that is next to us on the desk make it harder [...]
