Study examines self-perceptions of ability to lie
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Men are twice as likely as women to consider themselves to be good at lying and at getting away with it, new research has found. People who excel…
Study suggests bilingual children are strong, creative storytellers
From the University of Alberta press release: Bilingual children use as many words as monolingual children when telling a story, and demonstrate high levels of cognitive flexibility, according to new research by University of Alberta…
Study suggests new method for boosting the learning of mathematics
From the Université de Genève press release: How can mathematics learning in primary school be facilitated? A recent study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, had shown that our everyday knowledge strongly influences…
Study points to differences in brains of teenagers with mental health issues
From the University of Alberta press release: New research from University of Alberta neuroscientists shows that the brains of adolescents struggling with mental-health issues may be wired differently from those of their healthy peers. This…
Study suggests the meaning of emotions may differ around the world
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill press release: Scientists found that emotions have different meanings across 2,474 spoken languages, but that there are universal sources of structure. The Somali word for fear…
Study suggests finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
From the Aalto University press release: How mammals perceive light changes between night and day. Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki discovered that mice were better at finding a dim light in…
Study suggests motor-based learning can occur in multiple areas of the brain
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully used a laser-assisted imaging tool to “see” what happens in brain cells of mice learning to reach out and grab a…
Study suggests EEG may not always be a reliable reflection of consciousness
From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: Remarkably, scientists are still debating just how to reliably determine whether someone is conscious. This question is of great practical importance when making medical decisions…
Study suggests film audiences’ expectations affect their enjoyment of movie
From the Ohio State University press release: How much you enjoy the new Star Wars movie will depend a lot on your expectations going in, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 441 people before and…
Study suggests the brain can create sound information via lip-reading
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through lip-reading, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Listening to speech activates our auditory cortex to synchronize with…