From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: “Feel-good films” are usually dismissed by film critics as being sentimental and without intellectual merit. But their popularity with audiences, who seek them out precisely because of their “feel-good” qualities,…
From the Washington State University press release: Putting on a happy face might not be enough for entrepreneurs to win over potential investors. Despite perceptions that entrepreneurs should always be positive about their ventures, a…
From the University of Colorado at Boulder press release: Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published May 26 in…
From the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience press release: Has your heart ever started to race at the thought of an upcoming deadline for work? Or has the sight of an unknown object in…
From the PLOS press release: A new study of children in the U.K. suggests that physical activity is linked to emotional regulation in early childhood, which in turn predicts academic achievement. Fotini Vasilopoulos and Michelle…
From the Ohio State University press release: Watching meaningful films — those that we find moving and poignant — can make us feel more prepared to deal with life’s challenges and want to be a…
From the University of California – San Diego press release: The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom’s defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates…
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: People are adept at discerning most of the different emotions that underlie screams, such as anger, frustration, pain, surprise or fear, finds a new study by psychologists at…
From the University of Miami press release: Suppose you drop your morning coffee and it splatters everywhere. Later a colleague drops by to say hello. Do you grumble a testy acknowledgment, or cheerfully greet her?…
From the Oregon State University press release: A recent Oregon State University study found that when people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that disagreement is significantly reduced and, in…