From the University of Texas at Austin press release: A conclusive narrative review has found physical punishment of children is not effective in preventing child behavior problems or promoting positive outcomes and instead predicts increases…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: A stimulating environment keeps the “hippocampus” — which is the brain’s memory control center — young, so to speak. Causes of this are molecular…
From the Université de Genève press release: Scientists explored a technique called ‘neurofeedback,’ which enables ADHD patients to train their attention, based on instant feedback from the level of their brain activity. The team of…
From the New York University press release: A new class of illusion, developed by a visual artist and a psychology researcher, underscores the highly constructive nature of visual perception. The illusion, which the creators label…
From the Rutgers University press release: Preschool children are sensitive to the gap between how much they know and how much there is to learn, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The research, published…
From the eLife press release: New insight on how our experiences during a task or interaction shape our current mood has been published today in the open-access eLife journal. The study suggests that early experiences may have…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that the…
From the University of Edinburgh press release: Listening to music while running might be the key to improving people’s performance when they feel mentally fatigued a study suggests. The performance of runners who listened to…
From the University of Exeter press release: People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable “high” from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects of morphine on 52 healthy…
From the University of Warwick press release: The link between the different hierarchies of personality, sleep patterns and even genetics has been discovered by researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick.…