From the University of Nottingham press release via MedicalXpress: The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the…
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release via MedicalXpress: People assigned to positions of power tend to dehumanize those in less powerful positions even when the roles are randomly assigned, according to a new…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People suffering from complicated grief may have difficulty recalling specific events from their past or imagining specific events in the future, but not when those events involve…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Taking part in unhealthy eating behaviors may cause women who are concerned about their diet and self-image to experience a worsening of their moods, according to…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that people get frustrated when they are offered the opportunity to cheat or steal and that chance is then…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via MedicalXpress: Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a Mayo Clinic study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found. The…
From the National University of Ireland, Galway press release via AlphaGalileo: New findings about how the brain functions to suppress pain have been published in the leading journal in the field Pain, by National University…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Families with a child completing elementary school this year are now preparing their registration for high school, a transition that is often stressful for children. A…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what’s remained unclear is whether this association has more to do with…