From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: The transmission of knowledge to the next generation is a key feature of human evolution. In particular, humans tend to copy behaviour that is demonstrated by many other individuals. Chimpanzees…
From the CORDIS Features (formerly ICT Results) press release via AlphaGalileo: Grid computing, long used by physicists and astronomers to crunch masses of data quickly and efficiently, is making the leap into the world of…
From the SUNY Downstate Medical Center via EurekAlert!: Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release: Environmental disasters impact individuals and communities; they also affect how family members communicate with each other, sometimes in surprising ways, according to a paper published by a faculty member…
From the University of British Columbia press release: A new University of British Columbia study finds that the way individuals experience the universal emotion of pride directly impacts how racist and homophobic their attitudes toward…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham press release via Newswise: A traumatic brain injury can negatively affect a patient’s medical decision-making ability at a time when patients or their families must make myriad complex…
From the British Journal of Psychiatry press release via HealthCanal: Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) can affect up to one-in-five children between the ages of 11 and 13, according to new research published online today by…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” said Abraham Lincoln. It’s a truism that power magnifies personality—but is it true? A new study…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Tests exist for evaluating personality, intelligence and memory. However, up to now, it was not easily possible to find out how good someone is at making decisions in risky situations.…
From the Yale University press release via EurekAlert!: Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals…