People who believe in conspiracy theories may be more likely to exhibit specific cognitive biases also found in individuals ...

A study on mice found that a low intake of vitamin K reduces its concentration in brain tissue and impairs cognitive ...

The novel, low-profile system accurately measured mental workload and predicted mental strain in a small study.

Researchers have been asking whether technology use will accelerate or protect against cognitive decline. A large body of ...

Based on evidence from delusions and other psychological disciplines, we offered a tentative five-stage cognitive model of belief formation. When faced with unexpected sensory input or social ...

You could be in a state of cognitive dissonance any time you feel guilty about a choice you made or find yourself trying to justify an action that you just took. The theory of cognitive dissonance ...

Teaching: Here’s a strategy to help students think critically about the state of the science on alcohol use disorder.

A cognitive model of PTSD best predicted PTSD, complex PTSD, depression and anxiety among youth who experienced a single-event trauma, according to research published in Psychological Medicine.

A 2025 study identified stress as one of 17 overlapping factors that affect the odds of developing any brain disease, including stroke, late-life depression and dementia. This work suggests that ...

The cognitive model, by contrast, imagined something more like a computer. Bad information, if it were stored in a crucial place, could cause system-wide problems; irrational or inaccurate thought ...

The theory further suggests that present actions can influence subsequent beliefs and values, a conundrum psychologists have noted when studying cognitive dissonance. Our beliefs and values should ...