From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release via EurekAlert!: When casting our eyes upon an object, our brains either perceive it in its entirety or as a collection of its parts. Consider, for instance, photo…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many people, whether they know it or not, are philosophical dualists. That is, they believe that the brain and the mind are two separate entities. Despite the…
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release: Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have recently published a report which analyzes the impact of the economic crisis on gambling and the…
From the Deakin University press release via MedicalXpress: Deakin University health researchers have found pre-schoolers who play interactive video games, such as Wii, have better motor skills. The researchers, in collaboration with a colleague from…
From the University of Barcelona press release via ScienceDaily: A study shows that using virtual reality an arm up to three or possibly even four times the length of a person’s real arm can be…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: Neuroscientists have found strong evidence that vivid memory and directly experiencing the real moment can trigger similar brain activation patterns. The study, led by…
From the New York University press release via EurekAlert!: Local weather patterns temporarily influence people’s beliefs about evidence for global warming, according to research by political scientists at New York University and Temple University. Their…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It doesn’t matter what we’ve experienced – whether it’s the breathtaking scope of the Grand Canyon, the ethereal beauty of the Aurora Borealis, or the exhilarating view…
From the Nottingham University press release via EurekAlert!: A joint study carried out by The University of Nottingham and the multinational food company Unilever has found for the first time that fat in food can…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumer decision-making is affected by the relationship between time and spatial distance, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. “We…