From the CNRS press release: How are we affected by other peoples’ opinions? To answer this question, scientists[1] at the CNRS, Inra and Université Toulouse 1 Capitole conducted a study in France and Japan, quantifying…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: The British have a pithy way of describing people who dither over spending 20 cents more for premium ice cream but happily drop an extra $5,000 for…
From the University of Houston press release: Previous research has shown that animals can remember specific events, use tools and solve problems. But exactly what that means — whether they are making rational decisions or…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: Our whole life we have to make decisions and weigh up probabilities of different events. By learning to estimate which event is more…
From the Aalto University press release: Are we more prone to help the person that resembles us the most? Social neuroscientists have studied the effects of similarity by showing a re-edited version of the film…
From the University of Cambridge press release: A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot. Scientists at the University of…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Across very different cultures — Ghana and the United States — when parents acknowledge the perspectives of their adolescent children and encourage them to express themselves,…
From the University of Plymouth press release: New research shows that people would sacrifice one person to save a larger group of people — and in addition, the force with which they carry out these actions…
From the San Diego State University press release: Nobody wakes up expecting they’ll make unhealthy choices, but the daily grind can compromise our otherwise healthy intentions: fast food instead of a home-cooked meal because we’re exhausted;…
From the Iowa State University press release: The concept of “collective intelligence” is simple — it asserts that if a team performs well on one task, it will repeat that success on other projects, regardless of…