From the Lund University press release: Six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The babies looked and smiled…
From the University of British Columbia press release: When it’s time to schedule a vacation, most people will do it right away. But when it comes to booking a root canal, some people will procrastinate…
From the Ohio State University press release: Fatty food may feel like a friend during these troubled times, but new research suggests that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hinder our ability…
From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: People with severe vision loss can less accurately judge the distance of nearby sounds, potentially putting them more at risk of injury, according to new research published in…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release: Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center, published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology,…
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: A woman walking down the street hears a bang. Several moments later she discovers her boyfriend, who had been walking ahead of her, has been shot.…
From the University of Tsukuba press release: The presence of dreaming during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep indicates that memory formation may occur during this sleep stage. But now, researchers from Japan have found that activity in…
From the York University press release: There’s a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to hear the difference…
From the Duke University press release: A Duke University research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals’ sense of pain. Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Beyond fame and fortune, certain traits and behaviors may have pervasive influence in climbing the social ladder, according to a study by evolutionary psychologists at The…