Study suggests anxiety boosts sense of smell
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Anxious people have a heightened sense of smell when it comes to sniffing out a threat, according to a new study by Elizabeth Krusemark and Wen Li from…
Study suggests people with autism have greater ability to process information
From the Wellcome Trust press release: People with autism have a greater than normal capacity for processing information even from rapid presentations and are better able to detect information defined as ‘critical’, according to a…
Mouse study links early disruptions in serotonin signaling to autism spectrum disorder
From the Vanderbilt University Medical Center via EurekAlert!: Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other “enduring effects on behavior,” Vanderbilt University researchers report. Serotonin is…
Study looks at animals’ self-reflective capabilities
From the University of Buffalo press release via EurekAlert!: According to one of the leading scholars in the field, there is an emerging consensus among scientists that animals share functional parallels with humans’ conscious metacognition…
Study looks at effect of capital on entrepreneurial success
From the Norwegian School of Economics press release: Too much wealth makes entrepreneurs fat and content. In a new study of Norwegian entrepreneurs, researchers find that profits increase most for the entrepreneurs with least capital.…
Study suggests Alzheimer’s may spread within brain by moving directly between connected neurons
From the UC San Francisco press release: Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may spread within nerve networks in the brain by moving directly between connected neurons, instead of in other ways proposed by…
Study suggests there may be neurological basis for math anxiety
From the Stanford University press release by Erin Digitale: Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time how brain function differs in people who have math anxiety from those…
Study looks at different styles of decision-making and how they affect general satisfaction
From the BI Norwegian Business School via AlphaGalileo: Decision-makers who are concerned with finding the best alternative are less satisfied with their choices than decision-makers who go for good enough. Life consists of many choices…
Study suggests mothers exposed to violence may be more prone to aggressive parenting
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign press release: Mothers who witness or are victims of violence in their communities are more likely to engage in psychologically and physically aggressive parenting practices, causing their children to…
Study looks at ways to counteract the deleterious health effects of low socioeconomic status
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Poverty is bad for your health. Poor people are much more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and cancer than wealthy people, and have a lower life…