From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Managers and non-managers show distinctly different brain activation patterns when making decisions, according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE.…
From the University of Iowa press release via EurekAlert!: Ancient Greek philosophers considered the ability to “know thyself” as the pinnacle of humanity. Now, thousands of years later, neuroscientists are trying to decipher precisely how…
From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: Preemptive cognitive training—an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies—can help the brain function normally later in life, a team of researchers has found through a series of experiments…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: Intensive preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) actually changes the microscopic structure of the brain, physically bolstering the connections between areas of the brain important…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Every high school kid has done it: putting off studying for that exam until the last minute, then pulling a caffeine-fueled all-nighter in an attempt to cram as…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: It’s thought that children grow increasingly distant and independent from their parents during their teen years. But a new longitudinal study has found…
From the University of Minnesota press release: New research from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management suggests learning how to stop enjoying unhealthy food sooner may play a pivotal role in combating America’s…
From the Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus press release via EurekAlert!: A study in mice conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) suggests that a woman’s risk of anxiety and dysfunctional social…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Animals that literally have holes in their brains can go on to behave as normal adults if they’ve had the benefit of a little cognitive training in…