From the SMU press release via MedicalXpress: A new study that examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists whose practice…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: A new hypothesis has been developed by researchers in Bochum on how Alzheimer’s disease could occur. They analysed the interaction of the proteins FE65 and BLM that…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Children’s sense of having and owning a body differs from that of adults, indicating that our sense of physical self develops over time, according to a new…
From the National University of Singapore press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: The observation that males appear to be superior to females in some fields of academic study has prompted a wealth of research hoping to shed light…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that children as young as 2 understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We all desire self-control — the resolve to skip happy hour and go to the gym instead, to finish a report before checking Facebook, to say no…
From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University.…
From the Indiana University press release via HealthCanal: “If you can make women feel powerful, then maybe you can protect them from the consequences of stereotype threat,” IU social psychologist Katie Van Loo said. In…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: American adults who prepare their own meals and exercise on the same day are likely spending more time on one of those activities at the expense…