From the eLife press release: Researchers have found that muscle fatigue caused by overexertion when practicing a skill can affect the task in hand and impair learning afterwards. The findings, published in the open-access journal eLife,…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: If you’re in a relationship and like to share details about your life on social media, do yourself a favor and include your partner. It will probably help…
From the Arizona State University press release: Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or fall. Parents worldwide know the…
From the Northwestern University press release: In a new Northwestern University study, researchers show that people are more willing to sacrifice for a collaborator than for someone working just as hard but working independently. “This…
From the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics press release: Spontaneous conversation is riddled with disfluencies such as pauses and ‘uhm’s: on average people produce 6 disfluencies every 100 words. But disfluencies do not occur randomly.…
From the Wiley press release: New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism. For the study, researchers assessed alcoholism, social anxiety disorder,…
From the Concordia University press release: It takes King Curtis less than half a minute into “Memphis Soul Stew,” his best-remembered song, to really get a groove going. When it does, it doesn’t let go.…
From the University of Southern California press release: A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say. Researchers emphasize that…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Simple, inexpensive urban design interventions can increase well-being and social connections among city residents, finds a new case study from the Urban Realities Lab at the University of…
From the Portland State University press release: Employees bullied by their bosses are more likely to report unfairness and work stress, and consequently become less committed to their jobs or even retaliate, according to a…