From the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers led by the psychologists and neuroscientists Prof. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Bernadette von Dawans at the University of Freiburg, Germany, examined in a…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Fat Bastard’s revelation “I eat because I’m depressed and I’m depressed because I eat” in the Austin Powers film series may be explained by sophisticated neuroscience…
From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: What do employees think of their boss when he or she makes a mistake? According to a new study, leaders who make mistakes are seen as less competent,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year…
From the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine press release via MedicalXpress: New nerve cells formed in a select part of the brain could hold considerable sway over how much you eat and consequently weigh,…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: Pathological aging (PA) is used to describe the brains of people which have Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-like pathology but where the person showed no signs of cognitive impairment…
From the University of Exeter press release via ScienceDaily: Our ‘gut feelings’ influence our decisions, overriding ‘rational’ thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem to be unfair, according to a new…
From the University of Michigan press release: Married men will eat their peas to keep the peace, but many aren’t happy about it, and may even binge on unhealthy foods away from home. “The key…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: A study carried out at the University of Leicester’s School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable are more likely to prefer aggressive…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via Newswise: Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of…