From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Multitasking while studying may impair overall memory for the study material, but your ability to strategically identify and remember the most important information may stay intact, according to…
From the Duke University press release: It’s a classic conundrum: while rushing to get to an important meeting or appointment on time, you spot a stranger in distress. How do you decide whether to stop…
From the California Institute of Technology press release: Humans are diurnal animals, meaning that we usually sleep at night and are awake during the day, due at least in part to light or the lack…
From the IOS Press press release: People at risk for Alzheimer’s disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have healthy patterns of glucose metabolism in their…
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release: When it comes to selfies, appearance is (almost) everything. To better understand the photographic phenomenon and how people form their identities online, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Life is full of emotional highs and lows, ranging from enjoying an activity with a loved one and savoring a delicious meal to feeling hurt by a…
From the University of Plymouth press release: Tailored music sessions could be crucial in transforming the lives of millions of people whose speech is impacted by learning difficulties, strokes, dementia, brain damage and autism, a…
From the University of Nottingham press release: Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory and attention, in brain disorders including schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s are under the spotlight…
From the Concordia University press release: In the classroom, what’s the line between education and personal experience? This is a question addressed by Concordia alumnus Jason Butler (PhD 14) in an article recently published by…
From the New York University press release: The arrangement of the photoreceptors in our eyes allows us to detect socially significant color variation better than other types of color vision, a team of researchers has…