From the Public Library of Science (PLoS) press release via Physorg: Music is a very strong emotional communicator, and different cultures have different emotional associations for different musical “modes”. Now, a new cross-cultural study shows…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release by Jill Sakai: Odds are, you’re not going to make it all the way through this article without thinking about something else. In fact, studies have found that…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because they…
From the Princeton University press release by Catherine Zandonella: Princeton University researchers have used a novel virtual reality and brain imaging system to detect a form of neural activity underlying how the brain forms short-term…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: When they’re in a positive mood, people tend to choose products that match their mood and their level of emotional arousal, according to a…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’ve been feeling under the weather. You Google your symptoms. A half-hour later, you’re convinced it’s nothing serious—or afraid you have cancer. More than 60 percent of…
From the University of Illinois press release via ScienceDaily: Those motivated to actively change bad habits may be setting themselves up for failure, a new study suggests. The study, described in an article in the…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Does it matter which toothbrush or breakfast cereal you buy? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explains why consumers get stuck…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Planning your diet won’t really help you gain self-control unless you’re feeling good about your weight in the first place, according to a new…