Study looks at how brain neurons influence choices
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: When you are faced with a choice — say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert — sets of brain cells just above…
Study suggests a brief pilot intervention enhances preschoolers’ self-regulation and food liking
From the Elsevier press release: Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and…
Study assesses effects of mindfulness on stress
From the University at Buffalo press release: If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on its ineffectiveness at managing stress as it’s happening,…
Study identifies specific brain region and circuits controlling attention
From the Picower Institute at MIT press release: The attentional control that organisms need to succeed in their goals comes from two abilities: the focus to ignore distractions and the discipline to curb impulses. A…
Study suggests sleep loss hijacks brain’s activity during learning
From the Elsevier press release: Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory. Now a new study shows that getting only half a night’s sleep…
Study suggests parents may end up with more stress when kids watch a lot of TV
From the University of Arizona press release: There’s bad news for parents who frequently plop their kids in front of the TV to give themselves a break: It might actually end up leaving moms and…
Study looks at how people with prestigious jobs manage their professional brands
From the American Marketing Association press release: Researchers from HEC Montreal and York University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how people who attain “prestigious” posts in high-profile organizations can manage their…
Study suggests ability to differentiate foreign language vowels is correlated to vocabulary size
From the RUDN University press release: A team of linguists from RUDN University established that a person’s ability to accurately differentiate between vowel sounds of a foreign language correlates with the size of their vocabulary…
Study links low fitness to higher depression and anxiety risk
From the University College London press release: People with low aerobic and muscular fitness are nearly twice as likely to experience depression, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Low fitness levels also predicted…
Study identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: For the first time, new research conducted by SISSA and by the University of Roma Tre identifies narrative markers of gambling addiction and paves the…