From the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre press release: How does your brain decide what to do in a threatening situation? A new paper published in Nature describes a mechanism by which the brain classifies the level…
From the PLOS press release: Experiencing regret can leave a “bad taste” in one’s mouth and drive an individual to compensate for one’s losses. This immediate post-regret phenomenon was once thought to be unique to…
From the Springer press release: Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face. For example, if a dog turns its head to the left, it could be picking up…
From the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and relying on intuition or “gut instinct” isn’t an accurate way to determine what they’re thinking or feeling,”…
From the INSEAD press release: Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology, according to a study that…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It seems reasonable that people would want to maximize various aspects of life if they were given the opportunity to do so, whether it’s the pleasure they…
From the University of Basel press release: The way people view the social exclusion of others varies — depending on how much they think the excluded person is to blame. However, this is heavily influenced…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Children who are exposed to hostile, escalating conflicts between parents are at increased risk for developing mental health problems. However, many children from homes marked…
From the University of California – Davis press release: In high-stakes environments, success is not just about playing your cards right, but also playing your opponents right. Looking at how more than 35,000 individuals interacted…
From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: The obesity epidemic is no longer strictly an American problem. Statistics suggest that many populations around the world are increasingly prone to overeating and excessive weight gain.…