What are the impacts of acute and chronic stress on mental health?

Study analyses effects of stress on brain and finds that acute stress induces anxiety-like behaviour, while chronic stress is linked with depressive symptoms.

Do claimed past-life memories affect mental health?

Researchers analysed the profile of adults who claim to have past-life memories and found a high prevalence of mental disorder symptoms.

Do illusory beliefs drive people away from medicine?

The stronger the belief in pseudoscientific ideas, the greater the distrust in conventional medicine and tendency to seek unvalidated therapies, a study shows.

Did you know that mirror neurons may be at the root of empathy?

A new study recorded, with unprecedented precision, the activity of hundreds of neurons across multiple brain regions in monkeys during reach-and-grasp tasks.

Have you read the Science Stories of the BIAL Foundation?

50 stories already published, aiming to bring the general public closer to the latest discoveries in the fields of psychophysiology and parapsychology.

Is the distorted perception of the hand a functional brain adaptation?

A research team investigated how 20 healthy adults perceive the volume and weight of their own hand.