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Study shows brain’s response to scary stimuli

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From the University of Florida press release via MedicalXpress: Driving through his hometown, a war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder may see roadside debris and feel afraid, believing it to be a bomb. He’s ignoring… 

Study links resilience to higher energy levels

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From the Florida State University press release via Newswise: People with a more resilient personality profile are more likely to have greater energy levels. That’s one of the conclusions from a four-year research project led… 

Study suggests billboards emotionally distract drivers

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From the University of Alberta press release via ScienceDaily: There’s a billboard up ahead, a roadside sign full of language and imagery. Next stop: the emotionally distracted zone. One University of Alberta researcher has discovered… 

Eye movement study reveals reading impairments in schizophrenia

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From the McGill University press release via EurekAlert!: A study of eye movements in schizophrenia patients provides new evidence of impaired reading fluency in individuals with the mental illness. The findings, by researchers at McGill… 

Study examines motivations for consumption of luxury goods

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From the University of Delaware press release via ScienceDaily: A young woman in Tokyo pays 243,000 Yen for a Louis Vuitton suitcase emblazoned with the company’s iconic monogram. A continent away, another woman purchases the…