From the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: Tricking the brain into eating less by serving food on a smaller plate doesn’t necessarily work, according a new study by Ben-Gurion University of…
From the University of California – Santa Cruz press release: A new in-depth study of moral reasoning challenges the popular notion that people are unable to think through difficult moral problems and rely primarily on…
From the University of Sussex press release: Smiling does not necessarily indicate that we are happy, according to new research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). It is widely believed that smiling means a…
From the Penn State press release: Good relationships between teammates are essential to a team’s success, but athletes who feel more closely connected to their teammates may also be more likely to be swayed by…
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: Even before toddlers can form a complete sentence, they are attuned to how others may be judging them, finds a new study by psychologists at Emory University. The…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed why certain people tend to put tasks off rather than tackling them directly. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), they identified two brain areas…
From the University of Arizona press release: A giddy tween wearing a Justin Bieber t-shirt at a Justin Bieber concert — not too surprising. But what about your hard rock friend showing up to a…
From the Springer press release: Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them. This is according to Emily M. Sanford, formerly of Macalester College and…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business press release: Guilt can be a powerful motivator. New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business finds that when it comes to predicting…
From the University of Würzburg press release: Most people don’t find it more difficult to lie in a foreign language than in their native tongue. However, things are different when telling the truth: This is…