Music is central to modern life and ubiquitous in human culture. A unique functional neurobiological property of music is its greater bilateral representation in the brain, which is hypothesised to account for the proposed ...

Converging evidence from epidemiological, family, and genetic studies supports that epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share underlying mechanisms. However, uncovering these mechanisms has been challenging because ...

Men’s violence against women continues to be a frequent and serious problem globally. Women are most likely to experience violence at the hands of a romantic partner, with one in four Australian women being a victim of ...

Sensory-processing sensitivity encompasses the overlapping characteristics of low sensory threshold, heightened awareness of and reactivity to sensory stimuli, heightened top-down inhibitory processes, and deep processing ...

Nicotine dependence is the main cause of preventable mortality and morbidity worldwide. Besides health detriments, nicotine dependence appears associated with impairments in emotional and cognitive processes. Dependent ...

Background: The childhood to adolescent transition is a period of marked brain development and increases in mental health difficulties. Both early pubertal timing and adverse parenting styles have been consistently associated ...

Neurodevelopmental abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are not well defined. In particular, the link between altered neurodevelopment and ASD symptomatology remains poorly characterised. A key challenge is the ...

In spite of the symmetric embryological origins of many paired anatomical structures, the human body is inherently asymmetric. Adult studies reveal leftward asymmetries in the structure and haemodynamics of supra-aortic ...

Objective: A healthy functioning body relies in part on a delicate balance between the immune and neuroendocrine (or immuno-endocrine) systems. Sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression have each been associated with ...

As the prevalence of text-based and computer-mediated communication has increased, a number of researchers in psychology have identified ways in which medium affects perception and behaviour. Yet, there is very limited ...