Karina Petrova

Articles by Karina Petrova

New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you - PsyPost

Health April 26, 2026

Deliberately slowing down your breathing rate alters how accurately you recognize emotions on the faces of people around you, depending on whether you are inhaling or exhaling. This top-down influencοΏ½...

The age you start regularly watching adult content predicts your future mental health - PsyPost

Health April 24, 2026

Understanding how people develop habits around viewing adult content can help identify potential psychological risks later in life. Researchers identified three distinct patterns of how adults start οΏ½...

Childhood trauma and attachment styles show nuanced links to alternative sexual preferences - PsyPost

Health April 21, 2026

A recent study explores the relationships between past traumatic experiences, how people connect with others emotionally, and their roles in consensual power exchange or pain play during sex. The resοΏ½...

Narcissistic traits are linked to a brain area governing emotional control - PsyPost

Health April 14, 2026

A recent study reveals that the physical structure of a specific brain region acts as a bridge between narcissistic personality traits and the habit of hiding one’s emotions. By looking at brain sca...

Alcohol shifts the brain into a fragmented and local state - PsyPost

Health February 2, 2026

A standard glass of wine or beer does more than just relax the body; it fundamentally alters the landscape of communication within the brain. New research suggests that acute alcohol consumption shifοΏ½...

MIND diet may protect the brain by slowing biological aging - PsyPost

Health January 16, 2026

A new study indicates that specific eating habits may provide broad protection against a variety of brain diseases. Researchers found that the MIND diet is particularly effective at lowering the riskοΏ½...

Women display more fluidity in sexual attractions and fantasies than men - PsyPost

Health January 15, 2026

A new analysis of data from over 50,000 individuals indicates that men exhibit a more exclusive pattern of sexual attraction than women do. The research shows that while men strongly prefer one gendeοΏ½...

New study explores factors linked to women’s masturbation habits - PsyPost

Health January 4, 2026

A new study indicates that a womans knowledge of her own anatomy and her feelings toward her genitals are strong predictors of her solitary sexual behaviors. The research also suggests that women whoοΏ½...

Scientists achieve full neurological recovery from Alzheimer's in mice by restoring metabolic balance - PsyPost

Health December 27, 2025

Researchers have discovered that Alzheimers disease may be reversible in animal models through a treatment that restores the brain’s metabolic balance. This study, published in the journal Cell Repo...

Psilocybin helps the brain unlearn fear by silencing specific neural pathways - PsyPost

Health December 10, 2025

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience provides a detailed look at how the psychedelic drug psilocybin facilitates the unlearning of fear in the brain. The research reveals that the drug does nοΏ½...