From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release via EurekAlert!: A new twin study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that the heritability of avoidant and dependent personality disorder traits might be…
From the Arizona State University press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that ants utilize a strategy to handle “information overload.” Temnothorax rugatulus ants, commonly found living in rock crevices in…
From the Rice University press release: Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and…
From the Harvard University press release via EurekAlert!: It’s an age old question: Why do we do good? What makes people sometimes willing to put “We” ahead of “Me?” Perhaps our first impulse is to…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via MedicalXpress: Batman’s awesome power may come not only from his ability to defeat the likes of Mr. Freeze and the Joker, but from the fact that his mere…
From the Concordia University press release via EurekAlert!: Even on the playground, our friends know us better than we know ourselves. New research has revealed that your childhood peers from grade school may be able…
From the Uppsala University press release via EurekAlert!: Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by…
From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Much of our daily lives are spent completing tasks that involve a degree of waiting, such as remaining on hold while scheduling a doctor’s appointment or…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have new evidence in rats to explain how it is that chocolate candies can be so completely irresistible. The urge to overeat such deliciously sweet and…