From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via HealthCanal: Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and threats, has tended to focus on its social…
From the NYU press release by Courtney Bowe via HealthCanal: Step one: mats out. Step two: breathe deep. Step three: assume poses. Step four: tense and relax muscles. Step five: sing. According to a study…
From the UNC School of Medicine press release via HealthCanal: Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be…
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: A person’s style of speech — not just the pitch of his or her voice — may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People taking the blood pressure drugs called beta blockers may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of Alzheimer’s…
From the Michigan State University press release via MedicalXpress: Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one’s ability to accurately…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via EurekAlert!: Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research presented…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: While approximately one in five Parkinson’s disease patients experience impulse control disorder symptoms, the disease itself does not increase the risk of gambling,…
From the University of Oregon press release via EurekAlert!: The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according…