From the University of Connecticut press release: Expectations and biases play a large role in our experiences. This has been demonstrated in studies involving art, wine and even soda. In 2007, Joshua Bell, an internationally…
From the Institute for Basic Science press release: Researchers at the Center for Cognition and Sociality, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), have just published in Neuron about a genetic variant that controls and increases empathy-driven…
From the San Francisco State University press release: Smartphones are an integral part of most people’s lives, allowing us to stay connected and in-the-know at all times. The downside of that convenience is that many…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A collaboration between investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Khyber Medical University in Pakistan may have discovered how chronic stress experienced early in life increases vulnerability to post-traumatic…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the “ventriloquist illusion” and its aftereffect, but research suggests…
From the James Cook University press release: A researcher from James Cook University in Australia has found that a person’s mental state affects how they look at art. JCU psychology lecturer Nicole Thomas said the…
From the University of Toronto press release: The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But new U of T Scarborough research finds that it may also yield important…
From the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism press release: Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
From the University of Toronto press release: New research by University of Toronto (U of T) neuroscientists sheds light on links between early brain growth and sensations experienced by animals soon after birth. The findings…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia commonly experience the sundown syndrome — a sudden worsening of confusion, agitation and aggression at the end…