Judit Székelyhidi clinical psychologist

24/01/2026

Research is revealing the complex relationship between sleep and the gut microbiome, raising the prospect that eating better during the day might help you get a better night’s rest

27/11/2025

27/11/2025

https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/04/researchers-depression-is-a-normal-brain-responding-to-stress-or-adversity/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOVBIlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTcjOeIzD6pvQSvxwNBC1TMjOYIkCDpDZIHCR_U-oRnmOPUlzQiUVQOptJ0k_aem_DsnFoh9c_1o4q6Y1JrSezg

Moncrieff et al. write, “There is abundant evidence that it is the context of our lives and not the balance of our chemicals that offer the most insight into depression.”

02/11/2025

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502203-the-gut-microbiome-may-play-a-role-in-shaping-our-personality/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcANz9V1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHurFJMVdXn7QT2McO_p-b5p8zeqtYIv-yKCS0xkUXtmcONTY-fGTc2gt5JyV_aem_Lx7PKAdv1SxbevaK8hQ3xA =1762020620

Rats given a faecal transplant from exuberant toddlers showed more exploratory behaviour, supporting the idea that gut bacteria might affect children’s emotional development

01/11/2025

https://neurosciencenews.com/simple-explainations-psychology-29879/

New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate.

26/10/2025

https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-uncover-how-the-brain-builds-a-unified-reality-from-fragmented-predictions/

New research details how the brain builds our seamless experience from separate predictive models. Distinct frontal regions handle different domains of reality before a central hub, the precuneus, integrates their outputs into a unified whole.

19/10/2025

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/the-machine-stops?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&fbclid=IwVERDUANhXyJleHRuA2FlbQExAAEeM20EsJtWCCkphRcjznM1VArup1LPKlczYaJGnCr7xe8nW8imeu5DKnRbQuM_aem_qYBpn0V0Y3-DPR138jlEUg

The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.

23/08/2025

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00408.2025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7kOMLkuivmm24kaL1YStRyN3G6knH3AilOa9mL905XlbLObTOT4eRF7_17eg_aem_Zvw5fR1QfuC2BMXjPTe5jQ

Shared pathways connect water regulation and cortisol release and exaggerated cortisol reactivity to stress is associated with poor long-term health. This study investigated the unknown influence of habitual fluid intake and hydration status on saliva cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress. Afte...

05/07/2025

https://www.popsci.com/health/adult-brains-make-neurons-study/

Neurogenesis may be happening in a brain region essential for memory and learning.

03/07/2025

https://evidencenetwork.ca/remote-work-increases-happiness-4-year-study-findings/

Research spanning four years has revealed a significant trend in the modern workplace: remote work substantially enhances employee happiness and well-being. This comprehensive Australian study, ... Read more

30/06/2025

https://healthscience.institute/2025/05/03/recent-breakthrough-links-anxious-thoughts-to-a-secret-nerve-in-your-body/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4Ie7j9QwvDy9BTi7yXyUKgGte_zUxoj_dR8nbLdfAnaVvRoCQ7xYgVF0PTlQ_aem_GjKPtsRtOZdlJdG_2yUYpA

Feeling anxious for no reason? The answer may lie in your nervous system Anxiety is a natural response to…

08/06/2025

https://aeon.co/essays/the-phenomenology-of-merleau-ponty-and-embodiment-in-the-world

The phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty entwines us, via our own beating, pulsing, living bodies, in the lives of others