Author Archives: Ashley

Study looks at how gender norms and job loss affect relationship status

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: In cultures that place a high value on conventional gender norms, particularly those that prize men as the breadwinners in a family, their… Read more »

Study locates brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that… Read more »

Study suggests introducing play to higher education reduces stress and forms deeper connection to material

From the University of Colorado Denver press release: A new study found higher education students are more engaged and motivated when they are taught using playful pedagogy rather than the… Read more »

Study suggests effective use of rewards can boost creativity in employees

From the Rice University press release: To boost employees’ creativity, managers should consider offering a set of rewards for them to choose from, according to a new study by management… Read more »

Study suggests childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life

From the Kobe University press release: A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University’s Brain Science Institute (Machida City, Tokyo; Director: SAKAGAMI Masamichi) and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru… Read more »

Study suggests memory helps us evaluate situations on the fly, not just recall the past

From the Northwestern University press release: Scientists have long known the brain’s hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays… Read more »