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Anhedonia: The case for studying transdiagnostic symptoms
Anhedonia is a transdiagnostic symptom. Here, we explore what that means and why we should care.
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What is Emotional Intelligence and Can It Be Improved?
Is there a separate aspect of intelligence that dictates our interactions with other people? And is our ability to understand and manage emotions a skill that we can improve?
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Hot and Cold Cognition
What is cognition? This post explores the broad domain of cognition and what it means to divide cognitive functions into “hot” and “cold” categories.
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Puberty and Psychopathology
How does being a pre-teen make us more at risk for mental illness? And why do some people come out of puberty with mental health concerns, while others don’t?
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Understanding the Architecture of the Brain: An Introduction to DTI
There are many methods for studying the brain, from literally slicing it to look at it under a microscope to injecting radioactive tracers into it to see where a particular neurotransmitter is located. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a relatively newer approach to studying the brain, but what is this method, exactly?
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Early Adulthood: Changes and Challenges
Early adulthood is a time period in an individual’s life that is characterized by both external and internal changes. What do we know about this stage of development, and why is it important for psychological researchers to continue to explore it?