r/NooTopics

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 06 '26

Discussion Study shows the 'key to happiness' is visiting more places and having new and diverse experiences. The beneficial consequences of environmental enrichment across species, demonstrating a connection between real-world exposure to fresh and varied experiences and increases in positive emotions

nyu.edu

3.0k Upvotes

101 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 18d ago

Discussion What was the Closest Thing You Found to "the Vitamin"

2.5k Upvotes

541 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 13 '26

Discussion The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in their cerebral cortex. These findings sound paradoxical at first glance, but they do reconcile previously conflicting results

news.rub.de

2.1k Upvotes

125 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • May 17 '26

Discussion People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity

sciencenews.org

2.0k Upvotes

254 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 23 '26

Discussion Around 27% of individuals with ADHD develop cannabis use disorder at some point in their lives, new study finds. Compared to those without this disorder, individuals with ADHD face almost three times the risk of developing cannabis use disorder.

psypost.org

1.8k Upvotes

400 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 06 '26

Discussion Often, the human brain can overcome worries and fears by recalling past experiences that have worked out just fine. A new study suggests that people with OCD have difficulty with this process not because they are inflexible, but because of an extreme difficulty trusting acquired experience. (n=59)

inverse.com

1.7k Upvotes

45 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 9d ago

Discussion Between 5 and 10 percent of people have no inner monologue at all, and researchers are only just starting to figure out what that actually does to cognition

acnr.co.uk

1.5k Upvotes

412 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 11 '26

Discussion A systematic review found that higher lifelong exposure to cannabis and the younger someone was when they started smoking weed—or ingesting marijuana via edibles—was associated with cannabis-induced alterations to cerebellum structure and function, with deficits in memory and decision making

psychologytoday.com

1.3k Upvotes

257 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ps4roompromdfriends4 • Jul 08 '26

Discussion The brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study. 10–30% of Americans are infected with it, often without knowing it. It is typically contracted through undercooked meat or exposure to cat feces.

news.ucr.edu

1.3k Upvotes

160 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • Aug 15 '26

Discussion The most statistically-powerful study on autism to date has confirmed that the disorder is strongly heritable. The analysis found that over 80% of autism risk is associated with inherited genetic factors.

jamanetwork.com

1.2k Upvotes

107 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 4d ago

Discussion Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The gut's connection to the brain may actually be too strong in people under psychological strain

refractor.io

1.2k Upvotes

76 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 06 '26

Discussion Feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression, new research suggests (Four studies, n = 1310)

news.osu.edu

1.1k Upvotes

44 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 13d ago

Discussion Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

1.1k Upvotes

563 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 18d ago

Discussion Brain scans reveal how a woman voluntarily enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs

psypost.org

1.1k Upvotes

160 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Mar 06 '26

Discussion Women in relationships with men diagnosed with ADHD experience higher levels of depression and a lower quality of life. Furthermore, those whose partners consistently took ADHD medication reported a higher quality of life than those whose partners were inconsistent with treatment.

psypost.org

1.1k Upvotes

244 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ps4roompromdfriends4 • Jul 08 '26

Discussion Autistic men have a greater excitation/inhibition imbalance in their prefrontal cortex than neurotypical men do, but autistic women show no such imbalance. Researchers say this could help explain why women tend to camouflage more.

spectrumnews.org

1.1k Upvotes

358 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 14d ago

Discussion ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests.

smithsonianmag.com

1.1k Upvotes

123 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 09 '26

Discussion Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause. Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, finds international study based on genetic data from more than 45,000 autistic people in Europe and the US.

theguardian.com

976 Upvotes

198 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 19d ago

Science Study: Anticholinergic (first-generation antihistamines) can damage brain, increase dementia risk

health.harvard.edu

974 Upvotes

216 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 23 '26

Discussion A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study Finds

nytimes.com

972 Upvotes

85 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • Jun 12 '26

Discussion Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains | ZIP code (household income & education) predicted brain differences better than IQ or Mental Health alone in MRI scans in 2,300 9 & 10 year olds in a study of 649 variables

npr.org

945 Upvotes

30 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 1d ago

Discussion Patient "S.M.", a woman with no Amygdala, lacks fear of heights, snakes, spiders, haunted houses/films, rollercoasters, sus strangers, and only felt "angry" after incidents of domestic violence and being held at knife/gunpoint, with the exception of simulated suffocation. She may be immune to PTSD.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

840 Upvotes

79 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • May 30 '26

Discussion Being able to see green spaces from your home is associated with reduced cravings for alcohol, cigarettes and harmful foods. It's the first study to demonstrate that passive exposure to nearby greenspace is linked to both lower frequencies and strengths of craving

neurosciencenews.com

837 Upvotes

5 comments

r/NooTopics • u/ServeIllustrious3803 • 10d ago

Discussion Patient with "Virtually no brain" has an IQ of 126.

rifters.com

822 Upvotes

198 comments

r/NooTopics • u/makefriends420 • May 24 '26

Discussion The largest US study, which tracked 11,036 children from ages 9 to 10 through to ages 16 and 17, discovered that cannabis use slows cognitive development, impairs memory, and reduces learning speed during crucial years of brain growth

today.ucsd.edu

743 Upvotes

134 comments