From the Victoria University press release: Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there…
From the AFTAU press release: Playing make-believe is more than a childhood pastime. According to psychologists, it’s also crucial to building creativity, giving a child the ability to consider alternative realities and perspectives. And this…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: People who rate themselves as having high emotional intelligence (EI) tend to overestimate their ability to detect deception in others. This is the finding of…
From the Cell Press press release: Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren’t just in your head, according to a report published online on May 17 in Current Biology, a…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: People who feel good about themselves are less likely to choose an attractive product than a functional one, according to a new study in…
From the Springer Select press release: A new study, testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner, shows that the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner boosts motivation to stick to an exercise…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it. But according to…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Stories of athletes bravely “playing through the pain” are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific…
From the University of Michigan press release via EurekAlert!: Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the…