From the Hokkaido University press release: Punishment might not be an effective means to get members of society to cooperate for the common good, according to a social dilemma experiment. A game to study human…
From the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) press release: Obesity has become a major health issue due to the current ‘obesogenic’ environment in which unhealthy food is both easy and cheap to purchase. As a result,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Shoppers hoping to bag a bargain in the post-Christmas sales are much less likely to go through with their purchases if they are using phones and tablets…
From the Washington State University press release: Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived. Their research shows that individuals…
From the Universität Mainz press release: Does watching the work of fictional forensic investigators on TV influence viewers? There is a belief that this is the case and that the consequences of people watching shows…
From the Leiden Universiteit press release: The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behaviour, but, according to Leiden University research, it also has a positive function: it…
From the American Chemical Society press release: Dementia affects millions of people worldwide, robbing them of their ability to think, remember and live as they once did. In the search for new ways to fight…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business press release: Merchants and charities alike understand that advertising their product for “just pennies a day” is an effective way to convince consumers to make a…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release: The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Ageism — stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination against older people — occurs frequently in young adults and can be seen in children as…