From the McLean Hospital press release: Why do we become more positive as we grow older? Why are adolescents so sensitive to negative social cues? These are a few of the questions addressed in “Emotion…
From the University of York press release: Superficial but deliberate changes in someone’s facial appearance — such as a new hairstyle or complexion — are surprisingly effective in identity deception, new research suggests. In the study,…
From the University of Konstanz press release: The phenomenon tremendously important for a person’s self-perception is referred to as the “Big Fish Little Pond Effect” (BFLPE). A fish perceives itself as big when it swims…
From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München press release: Robots are now being employed not just for hazardous tasks, such as detecting and disarming mines. They are also finding application as household helps and as nursing assistants. As…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Good and evil may spring from the human mind, but new research reveals how they extend beyond humans to the artificial and supernatural. Good Ghosts…
From the PLOS press release: Hyperlinks slow down reading speed only when the linked word is unfamiliar, an effect that is independent of link color, according to new research published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by…
From the SAGE press release: Remember that magical moment when you first locked eyes with your partner and felt an instant connection? Chances are they were looking at your mouth. Or your ear. Yes, eye…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo.…
From the Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona press release: A paper published by Cristina Baus and Albert Costa, UPF researchers at the Center for Cognition and Brain (CBC), in collaboration with researchers from the Université…
From the University of East Anglia press release: People are more likely to recover from shoulder pain if they have the confidence to carry on doing most things, despite their pain – according to new…