From the U.S. Army Research Laboratory press release: For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there has never been a systematic study that quantified stress and how much stress changes…
From the PLOS press release: Experiencing regret can leave a “bad taste” in one’s mouth and drive an individual to compensate for one’s losses. This immediate post-regret phenomenon was once thought to be unique to…
From the University of Washington press release: For the millions of Americans who work “nonstandard” shifts — evenings, nights or with rotating days off — the schedule can be especially challenging with children at home.…
From the University of Sheffield press release: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) — the relaxing ‘brain tingles’ experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements —…
From the American Physiological Society press release: Forgetting names, skills or information learned in class is often thought of as purely negative. However unintuitive it may seem, research suggests that forgetting plays a positive role…
From the Springer press release: Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face. For example, if a dog turns its head to the left, it could be picking up…
From the American Physiological Society press release: Before online learning existed, the traditional lecture format was the only option for college courses. Students who skipped class risked missing out on valuable information presented in-person. Researchers…
From the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and relying on intuition or “gut instinct” isn’t an accurate way to determine what they’re thinking or feeling,”…
From the INSEAD press release: Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology, according to a study that…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go to school. It also can reappear…