Walking through doorways can make you forget
If you forget what you were going to do, or get, or find, after entering a room, then blame your doorways
News Section | Mental Health
‘Concrete thinking’ training can cut depression in just 2 months
An innovative psychological treatment called ‘concreteness training’ can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care
Presenteeism, the compulsion to attend office even when sick
Many employees feel the pressure to work even when they are sick, a practice known as presenteeism, as they fear losing their job, but this is not always a productive option
Why we just can’t resist looking at nude pics
A new study has revealed that our brain processes pictures of nude bodies more efficiently than pictures of clothed bodies
How we can forgive people who are being rude to us
We usually tend to dislike someone who’s being rude to us, but we may easily get rid of these bad feelings about them if we convinced ourselves that they are just having a bad day
High childhood IQ linked to illicit drug use in later life
High IQ scores in childhood may be linked to illegal drug use in later life, particularly among women, according to a new study
Too much TV and little exercise ups depression risk
Scientists have revealed that spending too much time watching TV can increase the risk of depression, while regular exercise can give the opposite effects
Nice guys do not actually finish last
A new study has found that dynamic, complex social networks encourage their members to be friendlier and more cooperative
People don’t like to be discovered punishing others for egoistic behaviour
People select future social partners on the basis of their cooperative behaviour and not according to whether they punish the egoism of others
Smart thinking already part of our ‘mental toolbox’
Smart thinking is not an intrinsic quality which we are born with, but instead it is instilled in our ‘mental toolbox’ and can be cultivated over time