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Study examines gap between feelings and content on Twitter

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From the University of Warwick press release: Twitter is an unreliable witness to the world’s emotions, according to University of Warwick sociology expert Dr Eric Jensen. In a new paper, Dr Jensen, Associate Professor in the… 

Childhood maltreatment may change brain’s response to threat

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From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Neural activity associated with defensive responses in humans shifts between two brain regions depending on the proximity of a threat, suggests neuroimaging data from two independent samples of… 

Study sheds new light on how brain operates like GPS

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From the Florida State University press release: Every time you walk out of a building, you immediately see where you’re at and then step toward a destination. Whether you turn left, right or go straight… 

Study looks at how couples maintain relationships

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From the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences press release: For some couples in romantic relationships, just staying together is good enough. But others want to see their relationship move forward —… 

Studies suggest “power poses” don’t work

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From the Michigan State University press release: The claim that holding a “power pose” can improve your life became wildly popular several years ago, fueling the second most-watched TED talk ever but also casting doubts about… 

Young binge drinkers show altered brain activity

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From the Frontiers press release: Researchers have studied the brain activity of young binge-drinking college students in Spain, and found distinctive changes in brain activity, which may indicate delayed brain development and be an early…