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Memory trick shows brain organization Medicine & Health / Psychology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form ...

How accurate is your memory? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- As a child did you hate brussel sprouts? Do you remember such a preference or did your parents remind you afterwards, ensuring a lasting dislike of the vegetable? Or do you have a phobia in adult life, ...

Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why Medicine & Health / Psychology August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours.

How to get a college roommate you can live with Medicine & Health / Psychology August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Anxious college freshmen can relax. No matter who will be sharing their dorm room, they have the power to make the relationship better, University of Michigan research suggests.

New study shows false memories affect behavior Medicine & Health / Psychology August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human ...

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research ...

Adults easily fooled by children's false denials Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ...

Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 While many studies have examined cheating among college students, new research looks at the issue from a different perspective – identifying students who are least likely to cheat.

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has. But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can ...

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research Medicine & Health / Psychology August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is a question on many Americans' minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls? For Patricia Devine, a UW-Madison psychology ...

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research.

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment Medicine & Health / Psychology August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive ...

I can, automatically, become just like you Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...

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Memory trick shows brain organization Medicine & Health / Psychology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form ...

How accurate is your memory? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- As a child did you hate brussel sprouts? Do you remember such a preference or did your parents remind you afterwards, ensuring a lasting dislike of the vegetable? Or do you have a phobia in adult life, ...

Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why Medicine & Health / Psychology August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours.

How to get a college roommate you can live with Medicine & Health / Psychology August 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Anxious college freshmen can relax. No matter who will be sharing their dorm room, they have the power to make the relationship better, University of Michigan research suggests.

New study shows false memories affect behavior Medicine & Health / Psychology August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Do you know someone who claims to remember their first day of kindergarten? Or a trip they took as a toddler? While some people may be able to recall trivial details from the past, laboratory research shows that the human ...

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research ...

Adults easily fooled by children's false denials Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ...

Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 While many studies have examined cheating among college students, new research looks at the issue from a different perspective – identifying students who are least likely to cheat.

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk? Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet For some, spending in today's tumultuous economy is not a problem, especially for those who don't care what everyone else has. But for others, casino splurges, not saving enough or buying the latest iPhone on impulse can ...

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories Medicine & Health / Psychology August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research Medicine & Health / Psychology August 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is a question on many Americans' minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls? For Patricia Devine, a UW-Madison psychology ...

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it Medicine & Health / Psychology August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| No comments yet Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research.

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment Medicine & Health / Psychology August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Many sports teams select their uniforms based on the mascot, city or country they are representing, not on a referee's preference or bias. But a new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive ...

I can, automatically, become just like you Medicine & Health / Psychology August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...

Memory trick shows brain organization

How accurate is your memory?

Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why

How to get a college roommate you can live with

New study shows false memories affect behavior

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies

Adults easily fooled by children's false denials

Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat

Americans spending, gambling, saving: Who's happiest, who's most at risk?

Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research

Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions

Complex decision? Don't sleep on it

Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment

I can, automatically, become just like you

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