Behavioral Health

Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine explains the potential negative effects of using white noise while sleeping.

Research from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 proved that just contemplating a backup plan is the very thing that might force you to need one.

A study by Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine has identified specific brain regions that kick up activity when sleep deprivation lifts one’s mood.

An article in partnership with the Character Lab, co-founded by Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences, highlights a study that found a positive decision-making solution to encourage youngsters to eat healthy food.

Lyle Ungar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that people in countries ranked highest for happiness may not report high levels of laughing but feel more generally satisfied.

Lauren Massimo of the School of Nursing says that the surrounding environment is extremely important when talking to someone with Alzheimer’s.

Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences says that potential amounts to little without adding a continuous and relentless focus on perseverance and passion.

A 2011 Penn report found that stimulants enhanced learning and working memory for some while offering no cognitive improvement and impairment in others.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing found that a drug similar to semaglutide had profound effects on cocaine-mediated behaviors in mice.

Anna Schapiro of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the dominant theory of how the brain consolidates memories during sleep had been assumed but hadn’t been tested before.