Emma Young

Emma Young (@EmmaELYoung) is Staff Writer at BPS Research Digest

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5 unusual, evidence-based ways to get better at a new language

It's hard not to conclude that if you act like a child, maybe you'll learn as effectively as a child, too…

Preliminary evidence that lonely people lose the reflex to mimic other people’s smiles, potentially sustaining their isolation

If loneliness is a "disease," is this one of the complications?

New insights into hikikomori — people who withdraw from society for months or years on end

What causes people to retreat into their homes indefinitely?

A new study has investigated who watched the ISIS beheading videos, why, and what effect it had on them

This is the first study to explore not only what percentage of people in the general population choose to watch videos of graphic real-life violence, but also why.

Different kinds of loneliness – Having poor quality relationships is associated with greater distress than having too few

According to a new study, there are 4 different types of loneliness.

New study finds strength of imagination not associated with creative ability or achievement

If you have a strong imagination, this won't help you with academic study.

The public “deserve to know” that there is an overlooked subset of people who thrive after major depression

More research is needed into people who experience "high functioning after depression."

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