From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were…
From the Henry Ford Health System press release via EurekAlert!: If you’re a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a…
From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain’s unconscious ability to filter out visual movement.…
From the Newcastle University press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists at Newcastle University have shed new light on how the brain tunes in to relevant information. Publishing in Neuron, the team reveal the interplay of brain…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers engage in superstitious behavior when they want to achieve something but don’t have the power to make it happen, according to a new…
From the JAMA Network Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way…
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic…
From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: You’re standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State. “Only…