From the Springer media release: Unlike cooperation among individuals that meet on a regular basis, one-shot interactions among strangers are not motivated by the prospect of receiving a favour in return. So why bother being helpful?…
From the Toyohashi University of Technology media release: Facial color is suggestive of emotional states, as in the phrases: “flushed with anger” and “pale with fear.” Although some behavioral studies have investigated the effects of facial…
From the Tohoku University media release: Researchers from Tohoku University’s Research Institute of Electrical Communication and RIKEN BSI have found the presence of neurons in the human brain which can each selectively respond to an intermediate…
From the King’s College London media release: A new study from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London sheds light on why people with schizophrenia misinterpret social cues in others, often…
From the Center for BrainHealth media release: How scientists study the effects of marijuana on the brain is changing. Until recently marijuana research largely excluded tobacco users from its participant pool, but scientists at the…
From the Elsevier media release: The older the clinician, the more likely they are to think playing video games leads to violent behavior, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior. Psychology professor Dr.…
From the University of Kansas media release: For American women, a book club membership means more than having status as a reader, as it might pay dividends to them in the dating field as well. A…
From the American Sociological Association media release: Why do unmarried women tend to be more liberal and Democratic than their married counterparts? A key reason is because unmarried women — those who have never been married…
From the King’s College London media release: Public attitudes towards mental illness and levels of healthcare spending may explain the huge variation in antidepressant use across Europe, according to a new study by researchers from…
From the PLOS media release: Evidence from a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology by researchers from Brown University and led by Assistant Professor Thomas Serre suggests that when we analyze scenery we simply make…