From the media release: Our choices seem to be freer than previously thought. Using computer-based brain experiments, researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin studied the decision-making processes involved in voluntary movements. The question was: Is…
From the Taylor & Francis media release: Everyone knows that money can’t buy happiness — but what might make rich people happier is revealed in the current issue of The Journal of Positive Psychology. James A.…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology media release: Diet Crystal Pepsi. Frito Lay Lemonade. Watermelon-flavored Oreos. Through the years, the shelves of stores have been filled with products that turned out to be flops, failures, duds,…
From the University of California – Davis media release: Clinical trials are testing whether oxytocin, sometimes called the “love hormone” for its role in intimacy and social bonding, has potential as a treatment for anxiety, depression…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology media release: It’s been well established that men perform better than women when it comes to specific spatial tasks. But how much of that is linked to sex…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Delays in restoring blood flow after a stroke were associated with decreased benefits of intra-arterial clot-busting treatment and reduced chances for a good outcome, according to an article…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: Our view of what makes us happy has changed markedly since 1938. That is the conclusion of the psychologist Sandie McHugh from the Univeristy of Bolton who has…
From the San Francisco State University media release: Can money make us happy if we spend it on the right purchases? A new psychology study suggests that buying life experiences rather than material possessions leads to…
From the Rush University Medical Center media release: It is upsetting to see anyone in pain, but it’s especially heartbreaking to watch a child endure chronic pain. In addition to the suffering itself, chronic pain…
From the Brigham Young University media release: History supports Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s recent tweet saying that men have a hard time asking for help for their depression. But new research brings good news: Men…