From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Hear the word “party” and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year’s may come rushing to mind. But it’s…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Each year in Quebec, nearly 6000 people undergo coronary bypass surgery. Recovery is long and quality of life is greatly affected, in particular because most patients…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release via EurekAlert!: More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: 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 Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Diverse symptoms associated with autism could be explained by unreliable activity of neurons in the brain in response to basic, nonsocial sensory information, according to a study…
From the Northwestern University press release: Remember the telephone game where people take turns whispering a message into the ear of the next person in line? By the time the last person speaks it out…
From the University of Missouri press release by Kate McIntyre: One in 88 children has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers watching their diet should pay close attention to the amount of unhealthy foods they eat, but can relax when it comes to healthier…
From the Journal of Visualized Experiments press release via EurekAlert!: People are faced with thousands of choices every day, some inane and some risky. Scientists know that the areas of the brain that evaluate risk…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: Women are better than men at recognizing living things and men are better than women at recognizing vehicles. That is the unanticipated result of an analysis Vanderbilt psychologists performed…