From the University of Strathclyde press release: Frequent use of social media may not amount to the same as addiction, according to research at the University of Strathclyde. The study invited 100 participants to locate…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Development press release: Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. In…
From the Ohio State University press release: Time not only flies when you’re having fun — sometimes anticipating a fun event makes it feel like it will be over as soon as it begins, a…
From the Oregon State University press release: Older adults were significantly affected by isolation and stress during Oregon’s initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring, but they were also able to find connection and meaning in community,…
From the Ohio State University press release: A comprehensive analysis of 437 studies from around the world provides the best evidence to date that narcissism is an important risk factor for both aggression and violence,…
From the Penn State press release: There are hard-to-please customers in almost every industry, with certain people being picky about which clothes, houses and even romantic partners they will consider. A new series of studies…
From the University of Kansas press release: College students across the country struggle with a vicious cycle: Test anxiety triggers poor sleep, which in turn reduces performance on the tests that caused the anxiety in…
From the University of Birmingham press release: What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over the years, and now a…
From the Michigan State University press release: Rough night of sleep? Relying on caffeine to get you through the day isn’t always the answer, says a new study from Michigan State University. Researchers from MSU’s…
From the University of Birmingham press release: While we sleep, the brain produces particular activation patterns. When two of these patterns — slow oscillations and sleep spindles — gear into each other, previous experiences are…