From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Seeing someone do something good for someone else motivates witnesses to perform their own helpful acts, an insight that could help drive cooperative behavior in communities…
From the University of Rochester press release: A new study by a team of psychologists from the University of Rochester and the University of Toronto tried to figure out under what circumstances the ability to…
From the Indiana University press release: As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions impact…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Nearly half of parents of children under age 18 say their stress levels related to the coronavirus pandemic are high, with managing their kids’ online learning a significant…
From the University of Technology Sydney press release: New research is one of the first comprehensive characterizations of poorly formed memories and may offer a framework to explore different therapeutic approaches to fear, memory and…
From the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg press release: A dominant body posture may help children to feel more confident in school. These are the findings of a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and…
From the University of Connecticut press release: Gesturing with the hands while speaking is a common human behavior, but no one knows why we do it. Now, a group of UConn researchers reports in the…
From the King’s College London press release: Personal accounts of childhood maltreatment show a stronger association with psychiatric problems compared to legal proof that maltreatment occurred, according to a new study co-written by a King’s…
From the Ohio State University press release: New research suggests mindfulness training may help multiple sclerosis patients in two very different ways: regulating negative emotions and improving processing speed. People with MS who underwent the…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Traumatic stress can cause aggression by strengthening two brain pathways involved in emotion, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Targeting those pathways via deep brain stimulation may stymie…