From the University of Liverpool press release: New University of Liverpool research, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the positive impact jurors’ note taking has on evidence recall and, crucially, trial verdicts. During trials, jurors need to…
From the University of Bristol press release: Mental health amongst university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to measure the…
From the University of British Columbia – Sauder School of Business press release: A recent study from the UBC Sauder School of Business found that sleepier consumers reach for more variety at their local stores…
From the Duke University press release: You’re in the middle of a conversation and suddenly turn away because you heard your name. Don’t worry, you aren’t rude. Our minds automatically pull attention to our names…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release: Researchers have identified changes in brain connectivity and brain activity during rest and reward anticipation in children with anhedonia, a condition where people lose interest and…
From the University of Toronto press release: The way we encode our memories involves many pieces of information, and scientists have looked at how most of them work. But one dimension still eludes them: time.…
From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: People exposed to trauma are less able to suppress unwanted emotional memories due to neural and behavioral disruptions in their brain that may contribute to the…
From the eLife press release: Researchers have found that muscle fatigue caused by overexertion when practicing a skill can affect the task in hand and impair learning afterwards. The findings, published in the open-access journal eLife,…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: If you’re in a relationship and like to share details about your life on social media, do yourself a favor and include your partner. It will probably help…
From the Arizona State University press release: Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or fall. Parents worldwide know the…