From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a new…
From the University of Kent press release via AlphaGalileo: Psychologists have shown that diversity promotes tolerance towards different groups if it catches people by surprise. In a paper published by PLoS ONE, Dr Milica Vasiljevic…
From the University of Granada press release via AlphaGalileo: University of Granada researchers present an article in the renowned publication, Journal of Happiness Studies, in which they connect the present and past happiness of over…
From the Cornell University press release via Newswise: With a dizzying number of ties in our social networks – that your Aunt Alice is a neighbor of Muhammad who is married to Natasha who is…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via EurekAlert!: New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in…
From the KU Leuven press release via ScienceDaily: Once rhesus monkeys learn to associate a picture with a reward, the reward by itself becomes enough to alter the activity in the monkeys’ visual cortex. This…
From the University of North Carolina School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact…
From the Duke University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Depression may inhibit the anti-inflammatory effects typically associated with physical activity and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The finding – based…
From the Cell Press press release via ScienceDaily: Cognitive problems with memory and behavior experienced by individuals with schizophrenia are linked with changes in brain activity; however, it is difficult to test whether these changes…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Mindfulness training may help to boost standardized test scores and improve working memory, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…