Wise deliberation sustains cooperation
From the University of Waterloo press release: Giving people time to think about cooperating on a task can have a positive effect if they are big-picture thinkers, but if they tend to focus on their…
Researchers identify how inflammation spreads through the brain after injury
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain the widespread and long-lasting inflammation that…
Disruptive children do not inspire similar behavior in their siblings
From the American Friends of Tel Aviv University press release: A new Tel Aviv University study published in Child Development finds that the disruptive behavior of an individual child does not encourage similar behavior in their…
Study suggests PTSD risk can be predicted by hormone levels prior to deployment
From the UT Austin press release: Up to 20 percent of U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from trauma experienced during wartime, but new neuroscience research from…
Major research project provides new clues to schizophrenia
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet collaborating in the large-scale Karolinska Schizophrenia Project are taking an integrative approach to unravel the disease mechanisms of schizophrenia. In the very first results now presented…
Emotional intelligence helps make better doctors
From the Loyola University Health System press release: Among the qualities that go into making an excellent physician is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others…
How to fit in when you stand out: Don’t try so hard
From the Brigham Young University press release: When in Rome you do as the Romans do, right? Not necessarily. When it comes to fitting in with foreign cultures, “just be yourself” might be the more…
New Milgram experiment suggests people still obey
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: The title is direct, “Would you deliver an electric shock in 2015?” and the answer, according to the results of this replication study, is yes.…
Rethinking the use of warnings with transcript and video evidence in trials
From the University of Liverpool press release: New research from the University of Liverpool examining the impact multiple forms of evidence has on juror perceptions during criminal trials has found the use of video material…
New study links opioid epidemic to childhood emotional abuse
From the University of Vermont press release: A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a new finding that suggests a rethinking…