From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression. In one of the first studies to examine the effect…
From the Wichita State University press release via Newswise: Of all the dangers on the road, drivers are what you have to watch out for the most. Alex Chaparro, director of Wichita State University’s psychology…
From the Acoustical Society of America press release via Newswise: Although we have little awareness that we are doing it, we spend most of our lives filtering out many of the sounds that permeate our…
From the AASM press release via HealthCanal: Children who have learning, attention and behavior problems may be suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness, even though clinical tests show them sleeping long enough at night, a new…
From the University of Lincoln press release via AlphaGalileo: Images of pointing fingers are much better at diverting people’s attention than directional arrows, new psychology research suggests. In a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: A Northwestern University study that will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals’ rich experience…
From the University of Toronto press release: A team led by psychology professor Ian Spence at the University of Toronto reveals that playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in…
From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) press release: Consumers are increasingly using MP3 players in their vehicles, and auto makers have responded: Data show that 90% of new vehicles sold in the United…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: For children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don’t necessarily reflect other language skills. That’s according to a report…
From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Our ability to ignore some, but not other stimuli, allows us to focus our attention and improve our performance on a specific task. The ability to respond to…