What’s New in Psychology?

Does Love Scramble Your Brain?

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Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction May be Tied to Impairments in a Specific Brain Region  

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How Long Does it Really Take to Recover from a Concussion?

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How Much Running is Required to Produce Positive Results in Your Brain?

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Children Should Swim to Boost Their Vocabulary

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Your Brain and Being Outdoors   

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Eating Disorder Behaviors Alter the Brain's Reward Response Process

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Childhood Trauma and Opioid Use

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A New Explanation for Memory Loss as an Early Symptom of Alzheimer’s

 Jim Windell

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Long-term Effects of Concussion on Kids

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Commonalities Shared by Polarized Brains

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A Mediterranean Diet Might Protect You Against Memory Loss and Dementia

Drinking Caffeine Regularly Will Change Your Brain

By Jim Windell

Can Treating Depressed Mothers Affect the Brains of their Babies?

By Jim Windell

Do We Pay a Price for Disagreeing?

By Jim Windell

Early Life Experiences May be Passed Down to Children

By Jim Windell

Who Gets PTSD and Who Doesn’t?

 By Jim Windell

The Roots of Mother’s Empathy

 By Jim Windell

A Mother’s Stress during Pregnancy May Influence a Baby’s Brain Development

By Jim Windell

Why do we have Less Motivation to Learn as We Age?

By Jim Windell

           I don’t know about you, but I have noticed that many people, particularly after they retire, seem to lose the zest they had previously for engaging in new activities, taking on new challenges or learning new things. Do most people need the structure of a job and a daily routine in order to maintain an interest in the new or the novel? Do they just get tired and want to put their brain – and their body – in a rocking chair? Or is there some other explanation?