From the Michigan State University press release: Spending too much time in dimly lit rooms and offices may actually change the brain’s structure and hurt one’s ability to remember and learn, indicates groundbreaking research by…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Exposure to air pollution, even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to unethical behavior, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria press release: The idea that previous interactions can affect unrelated future decisions might seem obvious: the stranger in front of you pays for your coffee, and then…
From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A recent Naveen Jindal School of Management study examined the damaging impact abusive supervision has in the workplace including the ways employees respond with retaliatory behavior,…
From the University of Jyväskylä press release: A recent study at the University of Jyväskylä has found a surprisingly high level of mental well-being among middle-aged individuals. The study examined multiple dimensions of mental well-being,…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Some calves are inherently optimistic or pessimistic, just as humans are, a new University of British Columbia study has found. Recognizing these individual personality differences is important…
From the De Gruyter press release: Lay people tend to think that insomnia is usually a symptom of something else, like stress, a bad diet or a sedentary lifestyle, but this may not be true at…
From the Coventry University press release: For decades many people have claimed meditation can change how we behave towards others and make us more compassionate. But now new research has suggested meditation’s role in making…
From the University of Granada press release: UGR researchers from the Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC) have established that individuals who frequently use self-defeating humour — aimed at gaining the approval of others…
From the SAGE press release: Over-the-counter pain medicine such as Ibuprofen and acetaminophen may influence how people process information, experience hurt feelings, and react to emotionally evocative images, according to recent studies. Examining these findings…