Eric is the founder, publisher, and editor of PsyPost. He has more than 10 years of experience working in journalism and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Bradley University.

A natural experiment born out of the COVID-19 pandemic’s supply chain disruptions has allowed scientists in Japan to uncover the causal effects of video gaming on mental health. The findings upend ...

A recent study published in Genomic Psychiatry has unveiled a promising new therapy that may help improve memory and reduce anxiety. The study, conducted by scientists at Cognigenics, explores the ...

Alzheimer’s disease may harm the brain in two distinct phases, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in Nature Neuroscience. Using advanced brain mapping ...

Recent research found that depleting gut microbiota in mice increased aggression, elevated tryptophan levels, reduced brain serotonin, and altered the expression of aggression-related genes, ...

A longitudinal study of a racially and socioeconomically diverse group of girls found that those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood tend to become less conscientious, agreeable, and emotionally stable ...

Social media users are more likely to engage with posts that provoke rather than affirm their political beliefs, according to new research published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision ...

A recent study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found that people on both sides of the immigration debate tend to endorse factual statements that align with their own beliefs ...

A new study is the first to document the real-time connection between phone use and the amount of speech directed at infants during everyday interactions. Published in Child Development, the research ...

Sexual desire for a long-term romantic partner may be linked to increased desire for alternative partners, according to a study published in Human Nature. Traditional relationship science posits that ...

A recent study published in Communications Psychology has found that anti-democratic tendencies in the United States are not evenly distributed across the political spectrum. According to the research ...

New research published in the journal Political Behavior provides evidence that high-profile claims of electoral fraud, like those made by Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election, can ...