From the Association for Psychological Science press release: CEOs, teachers, and leaders claim they want creative ideas to solve problems. But creative ideas are rejected all the time. A new study, which will be published…
From the University of Buffalo press release: One of the first studies to examine, in animals, how depression in fathers may impact their offspring will be presented by the study’s researchers from the University at…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals, via Eurekalert: Toting a heavy item around may cause you to judge an issue to be more important, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: New research identifies the brain chemicals and circuits involved in mental illnesses like schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, giving potential new directions to their treatment. In addition, research with…
From the Georgetown University press release: Skilled readers can recognize words at lightning fast speed when they read because the word has been placed in a visual dictionary of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center…
From the University of Massachussetts Amherst press release: Neuroscientists have long known that memory, sleep quality and sleep duration deteriorate with age, yet sleep enhances two major types of learning in young people. To date,…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön and the University of Cologne have discovered that people select future social partners on the basis of their cooperative…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: If you tell yourself that someone who’s being mean is just having a bad day—it’s not about you—you may actually be able to stave off bad feelings,…
From the Northwestern University press release: So you’re flocking to online dating sites with a wish list of ideal traits that you desire in a mate. Not so fast! Once you actually meet a potential…
From the Emory University press release: The negative effects of depression in young people on the health of their hearts may be stronger than previously recognized. Depression or a history of suicide attempts in people…