Study suggests rewards can help with memory
From the Université de Genève press release: How does our memory work and how can we optimize its mechanisms on a daily basis? This question is at the heart of many neuroscience research projects. Among…
Study looks at why many people feel guilty taking a lunch break
From the Staffordshire University press release: New research from health psychologists at Staffordshire University explores why some employees feel guilty about taking their legally entitled breaks. The paper’s lead author Dr Mike Oliver explained: “The…
Study suggests air quality impacts early brain development
From the University of California – Davis press release: Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk for changes in brain development relevant to…
Study suggests envy coupled with competition gives rise to class divisions
From the Goethe University Frankfurt press release: Can class differences come about endogenously, i.e. independent of birth and education? Professor Claudius Gros from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Goethe University pursued this issue in…
Study looks at how the brain triggers different sighs
From the University of Michigan press release: One group of neurons controls various types of sighing, but they receive their instructions from different areas of the brain depending on the reason for the sigh, according…
Study suggests leaving cellphone alone during meetings to make a good impression
From the University of Kansas press release: To get on the good side of a new boss, colleague or acquaintance in a business meeting, leave your cell phone stashed in your pocket or purse. That…
Researchers develop “brainsourcing” technique that identifies people’s preferences
From the University of Helsinki press release: Monitoring electroencephalograms with the help of artificial intelligence makes it possible to determine the preferences of large groups of people from just their brain activity. Researchers at the…
Study looks at children’s perceptions of cultural and fictional figures
From the PLOS press release: Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real — but cultural figures like Santa or…
Study suggests standards drop over time when decision-making
From the University of Zurich press release: Be it booking flight tickets, buying a car or finding a new apartment, we always come up against the same question: Should I strike while the iron’s hot,…
Study links poor sleep with higher risk of teenage depression
From the University of Reading press release: Teenagers who experience very poor sleep may be more likely to experience poor mental health in later life, according to a new study. In a paper published in…