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This article describes a pilot trial in which psilocybin is combined with structured cognitive behavioral therapy to treat major depressive disorder, showing safety, high engagement, and notable symptom reduction including remission for several participants. The approach emphasizes a standardized therapeutic framework to accompany psychedelic sessions and examines potential cognitive mechanisms like emotional regulation and positive self-schemas.

The piece is of interest to psychology-focused readers because it highlights how structured psychotherapeutic methods can interact with psychedelic-assisted treatment to influence mood, cognition, and behavior, and it discusses potential mechanisms and the importance of treatment manuals for replication and broader application.

Article Title: Psychedelic therapy standardized for clinical depression shows massive promise in pilot trial

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/psychedelic-therapy-standardized-for-clinical-depression-shows-massive-promise-i/

#psychology #psychedelictherapy #majordepressivedisorder #cbt #emotionregulation #positiveemotion #remission #clinicaltrials #mentalhealthresearch #treatmentmanuals

Psychotherapy Commission ACPE Jun 3

The article discusses a study showing that machine learning can differentiate between neutral, negative, and taboo words using EEG brain wave data, with taboo words producing the most distinctive neural patterns. It also examines how these neural signatures persist even when emotional responses are regulated and discusses implications for understanding emotional processing.

This work highlights how emotional language engages the brain in structured, measurable ways, offering insight into the neural correlates of emotion and social meaning without relying on self-report alone. It also demonstrates the potential of combining neuroscience and artificial intelligence to explore how individuals process emotionally salient information.

Article Title: Scientists demonstrate that AI can predict if you are reading a taboo word just by looking at your brain waves

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/scientists-demonstrate-that-ai-can-predict-if-you-are-reading-a-taboo-word-just-by-looking-at-your-brain-waves/

#neuroscience #electroencephalography #EEG #emotion #emotionregulation #taboowords #machinelearning #AI #emotionalprocessing #neuropsychology

Martin Pratt Apr 11

“I was actually pretty happy about getting the diagnosis, not because I was sick, but because I could finally name it.”

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Psychotherapy Commission ACPE Feb 18

Summary: The article discusses how loneliness alters brain processing of social information and how targeted brain stimulation can shift lonely individuals' subjective evaluation of negative social scenes, revealing a disconnect between brain activity and conscious feelings. It reports on a study using transcranial direct current stimulation on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and examines differences between lonely and non-lonely participants.

Why it matters for psychology: The piece highlights the complex relationship between neural processing and subjective experience in loneliness, illustrating how brain modulation can influence perceived negativity and challenge assumptions about self-awareness in emotion regulation. It also underscores the role of metacognition and lateralized prefrontal functioning in social threat processing.

Article Title: Study finds a disconnect between brain activity and feelings in lonely people

Link to PsyPost Article: ift dot tt/3M60n2k

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#loneliness #neuroscience #emotionregulation #prefrontalcortex #psychologyresearch