Category Archives: existing data review

Would You Laugh With Me? What We Learned From Laughter In Interactions Involving Autistic and Non-Autistic People

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(987 words, 5-minute read)   Why do we laugh 🙂 ? Everybody laughs, but why? The simple answer is that laughter is a non-verbal way of expressing positive emotions. People laugh at many things, watching humorous videos, joking around with Continue reading Would You Laugh With Me? What We Learned From Laughter In Interactions Involving Autistic and Non-Autistic People→

How do emotional words affect our thinking? An In-depth Exploration on Word Semantic Density

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Have you ever wondered why some words make you feel instantly happy while others make you pensive? For example, “happiness” directly conjures positive emotions, while “gift” may imply a pleasurable expectation. These two types of words are known in psychology Continue reading How do emotional words affect our thinking? An In-depth Exploration on Word Semantic Density→

Confidence Is Contagious: How Other Minds Quietly Infect Your Own

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(996 words, 5-minute read) Imagine this: You’ve got an interview for your dream job in two hours. You’ve spent the week preparing — practicing answers, researching — and you feel rock solid. To calm your nerves, you grab lunch with a Continue reading Confidence Is Contagious: How Other Minds Quietly Infect Your Own→

No Blame, More Gain: How to Create Smokefree Social Housing Without Stigmatizing Residents

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Introduction Imagine a house where your child has asthma attacks due to secondhand smoke leaking through the windows. This is the reality for a large number of people living in social housing in the United Kingdom. Social housing communities face Continue reading No Blame, More Gain: How to Create Smokefree Social Housing Without Stigmatizing Residents→

Can we trust the tests? – Unlocking Mental Health Support After Spinal Cord Injury

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[996 words, 6-minute read] You just can’t stand to see someone you love be in pain. A spinal cord injury (SCI) turns life upside down — for them, and for you. You want to know they’re getting the best care Continue reading Can we trust the tests? – Unlocking Mental Health Support After Spinal Cord Injury→

The Silent Signal That Knows Which Advert You’ll Remember

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New UCL study reveals how your body can predict ad effectiveness — before your brain does.   According to Forbes, the average person now encounters between 4,000 and 10,000 adverts per day, whether scrolling Instagram, riding the Tube, or watching Continue reading The Silent Signal That Knows Which Advert You’ll Remember→

Navigating Adolescence in the Wake of Crisis: Understanding Depression Prevalence Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Navigating Adolescence in the Wake of Crisis: Understanding Depression Prevalence Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic We’ve all had our lives changed significantly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us are pretty resilient. — but for children and adolescents, Continue reading Navigating Adolescence in the Wake of Crisis: Understanding Depression Prevalence Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic→

Into the Mindfield: Treading Across Mental Health in Physical Healthcare

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Ever noticed how a bad back can make even the sunniest of days feel cloudy? Ever wondered why your favourite footballer is out for longer for the same injury that someone else had? If you’ve answered yes, tread forward into Continue reading Into the Mindfield: Treading Across Mental Health in Physical Healthcare→

Taking the ‘Psycho’ out of Psychosis – Towards a Better Understanding of Co-occurring Hallucinations and Delusions

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<999 words, 5-minute read> Unlike how psychotic disorders are depicted in the media, there is not just hearing voices and paranoia. The stories patients tell are often fundamentally different. To treat this complex disorder, we need to listen to their Continue reading Taking the ‘Psycho’ out of Psychosis – Towards a Better Understanding of Co-occurring Hallucinations and Delusions→

Unraveling the Links: Body Clocks, Mood Symptoms, and How We Perceive Reward

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<1000 words, 5-minutes read> Imagine your body as a finely tuned orchestra, where the circadian rhythms are the conductors, orchestrating our biological processes throughout the day and night. These rhythms help us synchronise with the 24-hour cycle of each day. Continue reading Unraveling the Links: Body Clocks, Mood Symptoms, and How We Perceive Reward→