From the Association for Psychological Science press release: As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate – demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given standardized tests and if they receive the incentive immediately afterward, new…
From the Kansas State University press release via MedicalXpress: Most of us have experienced it. You are introduced to someone, only to forget his or her name within seconds. You rack your brain trying to…
From the Michigan State University press release: What motivates people to work harder: The promise of reward or the threat of penalty? A new study co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar says it’s…
From the San Francisco State University press release via EurekAlert!: Spending money on activities and events, such as concert tickets or exotic vacations, won’t make you happier if you’re doing it to impress others, according…
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) press release via EurekAlert!: As science rushes to develop safe weight loss drugs, a new research report approaches this problem from an entirely new angle:…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Out of control competitive aggression could be a result of a lagging neurotransmitter called dopamine, say researchers presenting a study at the Society of Nuclear…
From the University of Toronto Scarborough press release via HealthCanal: We know that people who meditate do better on tasks that require self-control. It turns out that meditators’ openness to their own emotions is the…
From the University of Michigan study via HealthCanal: A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise. “Daily well-being” motivates women to exercise,…
From the University of Zurich press release: Sportsmen and women dope with the blood hormone Epo to enhance their performance. Researchers from the University of Zurich now discovered by animal testing that Epo has a…