More young people abstaining from alcohol, and others drinking less
More young people are choosing not to drink alcohol, and many others are drinking less, according to a UCL research team.
More young people are choosing not to drink alcohol, and many others are drinking less, according to a UCL research team.
Study on instinctive behaviour elucidates a synaptic mechanism for computing escape decisions.
A team of UCL researchers has devised a mathematical equation that can explain how our self-esteem is shaped by what other people think. The researchers used the new equation to identify signals in the human brain that explain why self-esteem goes up and down when we learn other people’s judgments of us.
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14. Researchers from the UCL Institute of Education and the University of Liverpool analysed information on more than 10,000 children born in 2000-01 who are taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study.
Brief training in mindfulness strategies could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, finds a new UCL study.