From the University of Southern California press release: A new study shows that compared to younger adults, older adults are less distracted by negative information — even in the earliest stages of attention. USC researchers…
From the American Psychological Association press release: People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Physical manifestations of negative memories in the hippocampus could underlie cognitive symptoms of depression, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci. Inhibiting these manifestations could be a future…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Older workers whose reasoning abilities no longer allow them to meet the demands of their jobs may be more likely to develop chronic health conditions and retire early,…
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: The brain has a knack for safekeeping our most treasured memories, from a first kiss to a child’s birth. In a new study in mouse cells,…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what they need to know at a given time,…
From the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology press release: Seeking social status is a central human motivation. Whether it’s buying designer clothing, working the way up the job ladder, or making a conspicuous donation…
From the University of Stirling press release: A new test developed by the University of Stirling could help police to determine when criminals or witnesses are lying about their knowledge of a person’s identity. A…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau press release: People who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers, a study of young and middle-aged adults found. More than 3,500 people ages…
From the Brown University press release: When acting as one part of a group charged with deciding how to punish someone — a jury, for example — individuals are swayed by their peers to punish…