Nature Human Behaviour
Drawing from a broad spectrum of social, biological, health, and physical science disciplines, this journal publishes research of outstanding significance into any aspect of individual or collective human behaviour.
We show that transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy is a comprehensive, scalable, cost-efficient treatment that is highly effective in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with emotional disorders. It should be a firm fixture in psychotherapy training and patient care.
A generative model of memory construction and consolidation
A computational model shows how the hippocampus encodes episodic memories and replays them to train generative neocortical models of the world, so that conceptual and sensory representations of experience can be recombined for imagination and memory.
A field study of the impacts of workplace diversity on the recruitment of minority group members
Increasing workplace diversity is a popular yet elusive goal for many employers. How can organizations encourage applications from talented employees that come from all walks of life? In this work, we investigate how workplace diversity cues affect the quality and background of applicants.
Attitude roots and psychological traits of anti-vaccination argument endorsement
What motivates people to support anti-vaccination rhetoric? We investigate the attitude roots and personality profiles of those who are more likely to endorse arguments against vaccination, and find distinct clusters of traits which can inform vaccine communication strategies.
Unintended consequences of lockdowns, COVID-19 and the Shadow Pandemic in India
Violence against women is a problem worldwide, with economic costs ranging from 1% to 4% of global GDP. Our study shows that domestic violence and cybercrime complaints increased, while rape and sexual assault complaints decreased, in districts with the most stringent Covid-19 lockdowns in India.