Memory trick shows brain organization August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Context and personality key in understanding responses to emotional facial expressions August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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It is well appreciated that facial expressions play a major role in non-verbal social communication among humans and other primates, because faces provide rapid access to information about the identity as well as the internal ... | |
Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression August 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope. | |
Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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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. | |
Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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We all know the famous saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," but is this proverb actually true? | |
Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Study examines the psychology behind students who don't cheat August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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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. | |
I can, automatically, become just like you August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ... | |
Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study. | |
How accurate is your memory? August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(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, ... | |
Complex decision? Don't sleep on it August 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Neither snap judgements nor sleeping on a problem are any better than conscious thinking for making complex decisions, according to new research. | |
Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected August 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ... | |
Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why August 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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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. | |
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