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Pioneering therapy could offer hope for psychosis patients struggling with disturbing mental images

A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost 拢12 billion a year.
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Why some women experience side effects while taking the pill

Researchers have identified a 鈥渘ocebo effect鈥 in relation to the contraceptive pill, where psychological factors such as negative expectations or anxiety about using a medicine drives a physical response in the body.
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Inaugural lecture of Professor Claudia von Bastian

Can cognitive abilities be improved through interventions like computer-based working memory training or video gaming?
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Sheffield joins LEVANTE as a research site to contribute to global child development and learning

The Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) brings together researchers from around the world aiming to capture the richness and diversity of child development and learning.
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爆料TV to host prestigious international cognitive psychology conference

爆料TV is set to welcome academics, researchers, students and industry partners from the public and private sector from across the globe as it hosts the 24th biennial conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology.