From the Lancaster University press release: The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of… Read more »
From the Virginia Tech press release: New research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute suggests that drivers who use hands-free electronic devices, as opposed to handheld ones, are less likely… Read more »
From the York University press release: The advantages of growing up in a bilingual home can start as early as six months of age, according to new research led by… Read more »
From the University of Queensland press release: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention. Our brains… Read more »
From the George Washington University press release: A stop sign at an intersection appears to be larger than a parked car across the street. Is our brain playing tricks on… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Our ability to do things well suffers when we try to complete several tasks at once, but a series of experiments suggests… Read more »
From the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona press release: According to a study conducted by the UAB and the UPO, scene changes diminish a spectator’s blink rate, producing an increase in… Read more »
From the University of British Columbia press release: The blinking lights and exciting jingles in casinos may encourage risky decision-making and potentially promote problem gambling behaviour, suggests new research from… Read more »
From the University of Southern California press release: Are children who spend lots of time using digital devices prone to psychiatric problems? A team of USC scientists says yes in… Read more »
From the University of Sussex press release: ‘Inattentional smell blindness’, or inattentional anosmia, has been proven to exist in a study from the University of Sussex. Just as it has… Read more »
