From the Oregon State University press release: A study has found that young, less-experienced surgeons made major surgical mistakes almost half the time during a “simulated” gall bladder removal when they were distracted by noises,…
From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Children of low socioeconomic status work harder to filter out irrelevant environmental information than those from a high-income background because of learned differences in what they pay attention…
From the Science in Public press release via MedicalXpress: A psychology researcher from Canberra has collected some of the first scientific evidence that video gaming can be addictive in a way similar to gambling and…
From the Imperial College London press release via MedicalXpress: Stroke patients who have difficulty paying attention to part of their visual field may perform better when offered a reward, a study by Imperial College London…
From the Caltech press release by Marcus Woo via MedicalXpress: You probably know it as Monday-morning quarterbacking or 20/20 hindsight: failures often look obvious and predictable after the fact—whether it’s an interception thrown by a…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: You may have received CPR training some time ago, but would you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Would you know what to do in the event…
From the UCSF press release via EurekAlert!: Scientific studies have suggested that a wandering mind indicates unhappiness, whereas a mind that is present in the moment indicates well-being. Now, a preliminary UCSF study suggests a…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows a simple reason why even the most intelligent, complex brains can be taken by a swindler’s story – one that upon a…
From the Journal of Consumer Research press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers are more likely to remember an ad they’ve seen repeatedly if one element in the ad changes location from one exposure to the next,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: So many acts in our daily lives – refusing that second slice of cake, walking past the store with the latest gadgets, working on your tax forms…