From the Johns Hopkins University press release: At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much to take of each. Johns Hopkins University neuroscientists have found a…
From the Cell Press press release: New research suggests that higher-level brain functions have a major role in losing weight. In a study among 24 participants at a weight-loss clinic, those who achieved greatest success…
From the Duke-NUS Medical School press release: Duke-NUS researchers have discovered that a growth factor protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and its receptor, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) affects social dominance in mice. The…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: If you’re a parent, you may be concerned that materialism among children has been on the rise. According to research, materialism has been linked to a…
From the McGill University press release: People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The study builds on a recent theory that…
From the Queen Mary University of London press release: Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an app to understand why some rhythms are more difficult to perform than others. They collected and…
From the University of Exeter press release: The age old adage of virtue being its own reward may not hold true in the corporate world — in fact, honourable acts could lead workers to behave…
From the University of Seville press release: What motivates a customer to choose a particular model of mobile phone? Experts from the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Catholic University of North Chile, have…
From the University at Buffalo press release: The architecture of each person’s brain is unique, and differences may influence how quickly people can complete various cognitive tasks. But how neuroanatomy impacts performance is largely an…
From the Imperial College London press release: Scientists have gained new insights into how the ‘master regulator’ of reproduction affects men’s brains. In a new study, scientists from Imperial College London investigated how a recently…