Let's talk about talking and the science of psychology. To be clear about what I mean, consider related concepts like verbal behavior, conversations, cognitive therapy and self-talk, narrative therapy ...

Psychologists use the term behavior all the time and more than one current textbook defines psychology as the science of behavior. Yet there is enormous and ongoing confusion regarding what, exactly, ...

In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Oulu tracked one person's brain and behavioral activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable ...

An analysis of high school students from 1999 to 2021 showed teens with low-risk behaviors grew from about 40% in 1999 to nearly 60% by 2021. Mental health problems, such as sadness and suicidality, ...

While a flexible body may be helpful for physical health, a flexible brain — or the ability to break out of cycles of negative thoughts, behaviors and actions — is key to mental health. Frustrated by ...

Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are ...

In 2025, the journal of Health Communication published a study that was described as a theory-driven content analysis of YouTube videos that focused on promoting mental health among college students.

Tens of millions of people with depression aren't properly diagnosed. Stanford researchers show that brain imaging could ...

A large Canadian cohort study suggests that preschool diets high in ultra-processed foods may be associated with slightly higher behavioral symptom scores in early childhood, while modest shifts ...

When it comes to screen time and kids, less is more. That’s according to a recent Denmark study led by Dr. Jesper Schmidt-Persson from the University of Southern Denmark. It looked at the effects of ...