From the University College London press release: We have a ‘thirst for knowledge‘ but sometimes ‘ignorance is bliss‘, so how do we choose between these two mind states at any given time? UCL psychologists have…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Contrary to a widely-held view in psychology and other fields of research, belief in free will appears to be unrelated to moral behavior. Social psychologist…
From the Penn State press release: So you’ve set a goal to eat healthier and you’ve mapped out a plan of attack. You’ll replace those chips with fruit for your late-night snack. You’ll switch to…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Some 50 years since the original “marshmallow test” in which most preschoolers gobbled up one treat immediately rather than wait several minutes to get two, today’s youngsters may…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: Researchers have found that consuming a broth rich in umami — or savory taste — can cause subtle changes in the brain that promote healthy eating…
From the BioMed Central press release: Cyberbullying may be linked to higher use of social network sites by school children aged 14-17 years, rather than to simply having a social network profile, according to a…
From the University of Bath press release: New UK research has found that a new mindfulness based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition. Published in the journals Ear and Hearing and Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: The ability to obtain new memories in adulthood may depend on neurogenesis — the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus — to clear out old memories that…
From the American Association for the Advancement of Science press release: The longer an individual waits for a reward, the less willing they will be to give up pursuit of the reward, a new study…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Examples of cooperation abound in nature, from honeybee hives to human families. Yet it’s also easy enough to find examples of selfishness and conflict. Studying the conditions that…