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What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions Medicine & Health / Psychology June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, ...

Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress Medicine & Health / Psychology June 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature?

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading Medicine & Health / Psychology June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology researchers used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a more accurate measure of individual personlity traits.

Study: Sad children out-perform happy children in attention-to-detail tasks Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Psychologists at the University of Virginia and the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) have conducted experimental research that contrasts with the belief that happy children are the best learners. The findings, which ...

Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Our relationship with objects is multilayered and often very emotional, and this is expressed in the way we shop. Swedish ethnologist Erik Ottoson of Uppsala University has studied the way we look for things in shopping malls, ...

Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out ...

Mom's behavior key to dad's involvement in child care Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of ...

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist ...

Relaxation exercises sharpens shooting in biathlon Medicine & Health / Psychology May 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Biathletes who have learned to apply a relaxation technique can improve their results in the rifle-shooting range. This is shown in a study carried out at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre at Mid Sweden University.

Poor spellers with good phonetic skills are more often right-handed Medicine & Health / Psychology May 29, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Children who can read and have good phonetic skills - the ability to recognize the individual sounds within words – may still be poor spellers. In a paper published in the May 2008 issue of Cortex, Elizabeth Eglinton ...

Researchers Reveal the Neuronal Computations Governing Strategic Social Interactions in the Human Brain Medicine & Health / Psychology May 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 In a strategic game, the success of any player depends not just on his or her own actions, but on the behavior of every other player in the game. To be successful, players must not only pay attention to what other players ...

Having less power impairs the mind and ability to get ahead, study shows Medicine & Health / Psychology May 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 New research appearing in the May issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that being put in a low-power role may impair a person’s basic cognitive functioning ...

Researchers find link between psychological stress and overeating Medicine & Health / Psychology May 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found socially subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume calorie-rich foods at a significantly higher level than do dominant females.

Businesspeople Who Are Too Sure Of Their Abilities Are Less Savvy Entrepreneurs: New Study Medicine & Health / Psychology May 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Apprentice-style entrepreneurs who have an inflated sense of their own abilities may jump into new business ventures with insufficient regard for the competition and the size of the market, new research has found.

Why criminals cannot say 'no' Medicine & Health / Psychology May 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime.

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What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions Medicine & Health / Psychology June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Did you ever wonder why it is so difficult to part with your stuff? A new study reveals fascinating insights into the specific neuropsychological mechanisms that are linked with the potential loss of possessions. The research, ...

Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress Medicine & Health / Psychology June 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature?

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading Medicine & Health / Psychology June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology researchers used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a more accurate measure of individual personlity traits.

Study: Sad children out-perform happy children in attention-to-detail tasks Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Psychologists at the University of Virginia and the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) have conducted experimental research that contrasts with the belief that happy children are the best learners. The findings, which ...

Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Our relationship with objects is multilayered and often very emotional, and this is expressed in the way we shop. Swedish ethnologist Erik Ottoson of Uppsala University has studied the way we look for things in shopping malls, ...

Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning Medicine & Health / Psychology June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out ...

Mom's behavior key to dad's involvement in child care Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of ...

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests Medicine & Health / Psychology June 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist ...

Relaxation exercises sharpens shooting in biathlon Medicine & Health / Psychology May 29, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Biathletes who have learned to apply a relaxation technique can improve their results in the rifle-shooting range. This is shown in a study carried out at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre at Mid Sweden University.

Poor spellers with good phonetic skills are more often right-handed Medicine & Health / Psychology May 29, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Children who can read and have good phonetic skills - the ability to recognize the individual sounds within words – may still be poor spellers. In a paper published in the May 2008 issue of Cortex, Elizabeth Eglinton ...

Researchers Reveal the Neuronal Computations Governing Strategic Social Interactions in the Human Brain Medicine & Health / Psychology May 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 In a strategic game, the success of any player depends not just on his or her own actions, but on the behavior of every other player in the game. To be successful, players must not only pay attention to what other players ...

Having less power impairs the mind and ability to get ahead, study shows Medicine & Health / Psychology May 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 New research appearing in the May issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that being put in a low-power role may impair a person’s basic cognitive functioning ...

Researchers find link between psychological stress and overeating Medicine & Health / Psychology May 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found socially subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume calorie-rich foods at a significantly higher level than do dominant females.

Businesspeople Who Are Too Sure Of Their Abilities Are Less Savvy Entrepreneurs: New Study Medicine & Health / Psychology May 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Apprentice-style entrepreneurs who have an inflated sense of their own abilities may jump into new business ventures with insufficient regard for the competition and the size of the market, new research has found.

Why criminals cannot say 'no' Medicine & Health / Psychology May 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime.

What's mine is mine: Brain scans reveal what's behind the aversion to loss of possessions

Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress

The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading

Study: Sad children out-perform happy children in attention-to-detail tasks

Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us

Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning

Mom's behavior key to dad's involvement in child care

It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests

Relaxation exercises sharpens shooting in biathlon

Poor spellers with good phonetic skills are more often right-handed

Researchers Reveal the Neuronal Computations Governing Strategic Social Interactions in the Human Brain

Having less power impairs the mind and ability to get ahead, study shows

Researchers find link between psychological stress and overeating

Businesspeople Who Are Too Sure Of Their Abilities Are Less Savvy Entrepreneurs: New Study

Why criminals cannot say 'no'

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