From the Association for Psychological Science press release: After we have conversations with new people, our conversation partners like us and enjoy our company more than we think, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a…
From the Elsevier press release: A new report published in European Psychiatry identified a significant association between childhood adversity and impaired social cognitive functioning among adults diagnosed with major psychiatric disorders. Through a comprehensive review of all…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Mentally reframing pain as a pleasant experience is an effective regulation strategy that acts independently of the opioid system, finds new human research published in JNeurosci. The study supports…
From the Frontiers press release: Gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction is affected differently by repeated binge drinking in males and females, finds a new study published today in Frontiers in…
From the Penn State press release: You’ve likely heard of hot hands or hot streaks — periods of repeated successes — in sports, financial markets and gambling. But do hot streaks exist in individual creative…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Why do some people trust their gut instincts over logic? It could be that they see those snap decisions as a more accurate reflection of their true selves…
From the Aarhus University press release: They have only just learnt to walk and talk — and have only just started to develop social relationships with children of their own age. Yet, these tiny toddlers…
From the University of Kent press release: The research, published in the journal Ageing and Society, was conducted by Professor Julia Twigg from the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research. For the research on…
From the New York University press release: We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about how others’ personalities work, finds a new study…
From the Duke-NUS Medical School press release: Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In a study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British…