From the Academy of Finland press release via AlphaGalileo: Finnish researchers have developed a groundbreaking new method that allows to study how the brain processes different aspects of music, such… Read more »
From the Queens University press release: Power—defined as the ability to influence others—makes people think differently. For North Americans, a feeling of power leads to thinking in a focused and… Read more »
From the UC Berkeley press release: A nurse refuses to help an ailing alcoholic who is upset to find a hospital detox unit closed. A hospital clerk brushes off a… Read more »
From the British Medical Journal via EurekAlert!: Children born just a few weeks too early are significantly more likely to have behavioural and/or emotional problems in the pre-school years, suggests… Read more »
From the Kingston Business School press release: People who think that becoming a workaholic means they can compensate for an unhappy home life are deluding themselves, according a new study… Read more »
From the Virginia Tech press release: When a person with mild cognitive impairment is agitated or restless, caregivers can expect to find they are more edgy as well. According to… Read more »
From the University of Toronto, Scarborough press release via EurekAlert!: From the Michelin Man to the Pillsbury Doughboy, anthropomorphized brands have often been used by companies eager to put a… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Evolutionary psychologists suspect that prejudice is rooted in survival: Our distant ancestors had to avoid outsiders who might have carried disease. Research… Read more »
From the Association of Psychological Science press release: Is there a psychological reason why people default on their mortgages? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue… Read more »
From the Florida State University press release: A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent… Read more »
