From the University of Michigan press release: People often view the “last” moments of an event positively simply because they signal the end of an experience, say University of Michigan researchers. Even if the experience…
From the University of Maryland press release: A nurse’s tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma’s cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made…
From the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers have identified a brain area in rhesus monkeys responsible for three-dimensional perception. By electrically stimulating brain cells, researchers were able to influence the monkeys’ perception…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: How long it will take to bake a cake? Twenty-eight minutes or half an hour? According to a new study in the Journal of…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal…
From the Cornell University press release via Newswise: Maybe the powerful really do feel bigger than the rest of us: A recent study led by a Cornell University researcher finds that the psychological experience of…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Will borrowing money to buy a new car make you feel richer? It depends on your net worth, says a new study in Psychological Science, a journal…
From the Case Western University press release: Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other tools to live, those day-to-day tasks can be time-consuming, difficult and…
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release by Steve Smith: To manage credit cards efficiently, it goes without saying that it’s important to have a firm understanding of finance. But equally important to good credit-card…
From the Dartmouth University press release: The left brain/right brain dichotomy has been prominent on the pop psychology scene since Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry broached the subject in the 1960s. The left is analytical while…