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Study examines brain activity during trance state

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From the Thomas Jefferson University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil analyzed the cerebral blood flow (CBF) of Brazilian mediums during the practice of… 

Study suggests chemosignals communicate human emotions

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study… 

Study links anxiety to chest pain in children

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From the University of Georgia press release by April Reese Sorrow via EurekAlert!: Psychological factors can have as much-or more-impact on pediatric chest pain as physical ones, a University of Georgia study found recently. UGA… 

Study examines why yawning is contagious in bonobos

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From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Being socially close to another bonobo is more likely to make bonobo apes yawn in response to the other’s yawns, according to research published November… 

Study examines impact of television on nuclear family

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From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Not only is TV not endangered, but it also has a unifying social impact on the nuclear family across the country. This is the main conclusion…