Study examines pathways to spatial recognition
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: When you are lost or disoriented, your brain uses cues from your surroundings — landmarks both near and far — to sort out where you are. The…
Study identifies connection between dopamine and behaviour related to pain and fear
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time found direct causal links between the neurotransmitter dopamine and avoidance —…
Study suggests decision-making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
From the Elsevier press release: Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop a drug use disorder, according to a new study led…
Study suggests age affects how we predict and respond to stress at home
From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home — but older adults are not as good at…
Study examines tattling behaviour in children
From the Wiley press release: When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver. But why do children tattle? A new Social Development study reveals that even when children cannot be blamed…
Study looks at how bilinguals process language
From the University of California – Riverside press release: Research led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, shows that bilinguals regulate, or suppress, their native language when reading in a second language.…
Study suggests older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people
From the Cell Press press release: Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger people. There has been controversy over whether…
Study suggests music lessons improve children’s cognitive skills, academic performance
From the Frontiers press release: Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition — which lead to improved academic performance. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research…
Study suggests ‘phubbing’ can threaten our basic human needs
From the University of Kent press release: New research has shown that ignoring someone you’re with in a social setting to concentrate on your mobile phone — called ‘phubbing‘ — can have a negative effect…
How to make a good impression when saying hello
From the CNRS press release: You can hear the perfect hello. And now you can see it too. Researchers from the CNRS, the ENS, and Aix-Marseille University[1] have established an experimental method that unveils the filter…