From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Have you watched the movie Friday the 13th? Scary, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not quite as scary as the infamous Rebecca Black song, “Friday” – but close…
From the SAGE Publications press release: Does the growing number of psychiatric disorder diagnoses have an effect on people with mental illnesses? According to a new study, as definitions of mental illnesses become broader, people…
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society press release: Sleep plays a powerful role in preserving our memories. But while recent research shows that wakefulness may cloud memories of negative or traumatic events, a new study has…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: In a study examining the relationship between physical activity and physical function, researchers from Australia discovered that older adults who experienced any level of psychological distress were more…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Depressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared…
From the Wolters Kluwer press release: Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society…
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: How do dogs behave when their ability to exert self-control is compromised? Are they more likely to approach dangerous situations or stay well away? According to a new…
From the Brown University press release: This week, as tens of millions of Americans awaited the baseball season’s first pitches, Brown University psychologist Fiery Cushman was watching more warily for the first beanballs. As someone…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Swedish adolescents’ desire to learn a foreign language besides English, which they start learning relatively early, has been declining for a long time. A new doctoral…
From the University of St. Andrews press release via HealthCanal: Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to…