From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Certain purchases are better than others at sparking people’s in-the-moment happiness, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas…
From the Frontiers press release: A new study in Frontiers in Psychology, led by Dr Laura Berrera-Hernández and her team at the Sonora Institute of Technology (ITSON), has shown for the first time that connectedness to nature makes…
From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: A new joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an innovative method for bolstering memory processes in…
From the Ohio State University press release: Go ahead and be grateful for the good things in your life. Just don’t think that a gratitude intervention will help you feel less depressed or anxious. In…
From the CNRS press release: Even before uttering their first words, babies master the grammar basics of their mother tongue. Thus eight-month-old French infants can distinguish function words, or functors — e.g. articles (the), personal…
From the University of Arkansas press release: Caffeine increases the ability to focus and problem solve, but a new study by a University of Arkansas researcher indicates it doesn’t stimulate creativity. “In Western cultures, caffeine…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: The brain seems to have two different systems through which we can put ourselves into the shoes of someone else. These two…
From the Penn State press release: Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that scientists who are known for their hard work — like Thomas Edison — are more motivating than…
From the Flinders University press release: Excessive or uncontrolled buying or shopping is a highly prevalent, disabling and growing problem, yet measuring the extent and effects of this significant psychological problem and social issue remains…
From the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) press release: Sustainable materials, ecofriendly, and produced under good work conditions — convincing arguments for most of us. But how do consumers weigh compliance or non-compliance with such…