From the City College of New York press release: Visual and auditory stimuli that elicit high levels of engagement and emotional response can be linked to reliable patterns of brain activity, a team of researchers…
From the University of Zürich press release: Anyone who trains character strengths increases their sense of wellbeing, a large-scale study conducted by a team of psychologists from the University of Zurich has concluded. It proved…
From the Economic and Social Research Council press release via MedicalXpress: People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race…
From the University of Exeter press release via EurekAlert!: New research from psychologists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can train their brains to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Marital discord is a significant social problem for children, sometimes leading to problems in health and well-being. A new longitudinal study finds that…
From the Cambridge University press release via MedicalXpress: A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others. Researchers looking…
From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: Most people have intense emotional reactions to traumatizing events like road accidents or combat. But some suffer far longer, caught in the grip of long-term debilitating disorders such…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals via EurekAlert!: Normally, male California mice are surprisingly doting fathers, but new research published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology suggests that high anxiety can turn these…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Women are more likely than men to be responsible for the majority of domestic work in a household, which can lead to higher psychological distress,…
From the Kansas State University press release via MedicalXpress: The transition to fatherhood can be one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, journeys for dads today, says a Kansas State University marriage and family therapist.…