Natural experiment with game console lotteries in Japan suggests positive effects of video gaming on mental well-being. nature.com/articles/s4156…

New systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental methods for modulating intrusive memories following lab-analogue trauma exposure. Mohith M. Varma (Mo) Shengzi Zeng Xiaoqing Hu 胡 晓晴 nature.com/articles/s4156…

In this Correspondence, Marilyn N Ahun, PhD et al. discuss how parenting interventions can benefit from a behavioural science approach. nature.com/articles/s4156…

On the centenary of the first human #EEG recording, Faisal Mushtaq et al. ask more than 500 experts to reflect on the impact of this discovery and potential of its application in science and society over the next 100 years. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Analyzing 2,605,224 papers spanning five decades from the social sciences and physical sciences, Russell Funk and colleagues find that while the organization of scientific concepts is important for the growth of knowledge, the mechanisms vary across time. nature.com/articles/s4156…

This new Review from Drew Bailey et al. looks at key challenges for causal inference in studies of human behaviour and offers an overview of methodological solutions for these challenges. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Wu et al. show that involving citizens in local decision-making (participatory budgeting) improves civic engagement in a Chinese context. nature.com/articles/s4156…

.Bojana Većkalov (bojanaveckalov.bsky.social), Sandra Geiger et al. test the effectiveness of scientific consensus messaging on climate change for changing misperceptions, beliefs, worry, and support for action. Kai Ruggeri Sander van der Linden @UvA Psychology of Science Lab Universität Wien Environmental Psychology Vienna nature.com/articles/s4156…

Regev, Casto et al. show how neural populations in the language network process information over different timescales. nature.com/articles/s4156…

In this Comment, Aromar Revi and ketaki ghoge explain why we need a localized approach to climate resilient development. nature.com/articles/s4156…

The link between non-cognitive skills (e.g., motivation & self-regulation) and academic performance becomes stronger over time and is mainly due to shared genetic factors, report Malanchini et al. nature.com/articles/s4156…

.Samuel Pertl et al. use a systematic review and meta-analysis in combination with a 74-country dataset to show that emotions are associated with intertemporal and risky decision-making. Oleg Urminsky nature.com/articles/s4156…

Repetto et al. provide an analysis of the genetic basis of variation of neuro-related protein levels in plasma and link this to human behaviour and disorders. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Less than one week left to apply for this new Editor position in the social sciences at nature! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNature…

Travelling to Portugal to attend the Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. I am looking forward to many interesting talks and conversations. Send me a msg if you'd like to meet over coffee and discuss research and publishing in Nature Human Behaviour. EHPS2024

Do fact-checker warning labels work for those who distrust fact-checkers? Cameron Martel and David G. Rand find that warning labels reduce belief in, and sharing of, false posts both on average and for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Frömer et al. show using EEG that stimulus-locked activity can mimic an evidence accumulation process when aligned to the response. nature.com/articles/s4156…

To prevent eating disorders in the LGBTQ+ community, we must enact safeguards, address the stigma, and fund relevant research, argue Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD and Johns in this Comment. nature.com/articles/s4156…