From the University of York press release: With the Christmas party season fast approaching, there will be plenty of opportunity to re-live the familiar, and excruciatingly-awkward, social situation of not being able to remember an…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland. The research…
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 attention. The results of the…
From the University of Adelaide press release: Research carried out at the University of Adelaide and the University of Bristol has examined long-held beliefs that success in school and careers is due to more than…
From the Acoustical Society of America press release: Some conversations are forgotten as soon as they are over, while other exchanges may leave lasting imprints. University of Texas at Austin researchers Sandie Keerstock and Rajka…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The discovery that rats and humans share a…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Forgetfulness and age-related memory lapses are a common complaint for many older adults, but what is still not understood is what causes these changes. Recent research…
From the University of East Anglia press release: A new study reveals how psychological factors affect the ratings people provide and how they describe their experiences when posting online reviews. Researchers at the University of…
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio press release: Adults in their 40s and 50s with higher levels of cortisol — a hormone linked to stress — performed worse on memory…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we evaluate and compare a range of data points — whether that data is related to health outcomes, head counts, or menu prices — we tend…