Study examines nature of shame
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: Shame on you. These three simple words can have devastating effect on an individual’s psyche. But why is that? How is the feeling of shame…
Study suggests gamblers tend to focus on regret for earlier bets right after placing a bet
From the University of California – Berkeley press release: What goes through a gambler’s mind after she’s placed her bet? It’s not just the anticipation of a big payoff, or doubts about the wisdom of…
Study looks at why we relate to characters in stories
From the McMaster University press release: For thousands of years, humans have relied on storytelling to engage, to share emotions and to relate personal experiences. Now, psychologists at McMaster University are exploring the mechanisms deep…
Study links back pain to mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and report…
Study finds neural link between altruism and empathy toward strangers
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Giving up a kidney to a stranger requires a certain sense of selflessness, what’s come to be known in social science as extraordinary altruism. University of Pennsylvania psychologist…
Study suggest business genius can be taught
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: How did Steve Jobs do it? What about Whole Foods Market and Starbucks? These kinds of “breakout” success stories show what is possible when business leaders…
Study suggests you probably made a better first impression than you think
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: After we have conversations with new people, our conversation partners like us and enjoy our company more than we think, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a…
Childhood trauma linked to impaired social cognition later in life for patients with major psychiatric disorders
From the Elsevier press release: A new report published in European Psychiatry identified a significant association between childhood adversity and impaired social cognitive functioning among adults diagnosed with major psychiatric disorders. Through a comprehensive review of all…
Study suggests mental imagery may help with pain management
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Mentally reframing pain as a pleasant experience is an effective regulation strategy that acts independently of the opioid system, finds new human research published in JNeurosci. The study supports…
Study suggests binge drinking affects male and female brains differently
From the Frontiers press release: Gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction is affected differently by repeated binge drinking in males and females, finds a new study published today in Frontiers in…