From the McGill University press release: Your teenage daughter gets into a shouting match with another kid at school. It turns out that it may have started over something as simple as not understanding one…
From the University of Turku press release: It has long been assumed that the content of dreams can tell us something about the person’s well-being. However, so far dream researchers have mostly studied the dreams…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Gift givers tend to focus on the “big reveal,” leading them to choose whichever gift is more likely to surprise and delight the recipient in the moment…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged spaceship, it needs to build emotional rapport with the local alien…
From the Elsevier press release: A study in adolescent girls reports that recent life events impact depressive symptoms differently, depending on how the brain responds to winning and losing. A strong brain response to winning…
From the University of Sussex press release: Smiling does not necessarily indicate that we are happy, according to new research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). It is widely believed that smiling means a…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Two human experiments published in JNeurosci demonstrate that a widely used yet controversial psychotherapy technique suppresses fear-related amygdala activity during recall of a traumatic memory. Despite being a common and…
From the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology press release: If you feel anxious prior to exams, take note: studies suggest that you can learn how to be resilient and manage your stress and…
From the University of Surrey press release: Collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study in the journal Autism reports. Led by Anna Cook, PhD student at…
From the Florida Atlantic University press release: A new study on adolescent friendships offers support for the belief that misery really does love company. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators examined the degree to…