From the Oxford University press release: Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person’s subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found. In a study published…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release via Newswise: The hair cells of the inner ear have a previously unknown “root” extension that may allow them to communicate with nerve cells and the…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via MedicalXPress: A new study lead by the Neuroscience Institute of Alicante reveals how manipulating the endocannabinoid system can modulate high levels of…
From the Springer press release: Words spelled with more letters on the right of the keyboard are associated with more positive emotions than words spelled with more letters on the left, according to new research…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Feeling angry and annoyed with others is a daily part of life, but most people don’t act on these impulses. What keeps us from punching line-cutters or…
From the Northumbria University press release via AlphaGalileo: Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University. Although generally encouraged to maintain eye contact…
From the Cell Press press release: A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research…
From the University of Hertfordshire press release via AlphaGalileo: You may throw on an outfit without much thought in the morning, but your choice is strongly affected by your mood. And the item of casual…
From the American Academy of Opthalmology press release via EurekAlert!: A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the…