From the Public Library of Science (PLoS) press release via EurekAlert!: Soccer fans’ testosterone and cortisol levels go up when watching a game, but don’t further increase after a victory, according to a study published…
From the Leiden University press release via AlphaGalileo: Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking. This is the outcome of a study by cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato and her fellow researchers at Leiden University, published…
From the Norwegian School of Economics press release via AlphaGalileo: Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and – finally – by changing suppliers. They see it as a ‘forced…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: Thinking about death can actually be a good thing. An awareness of mortality can improve physical health and help us re-prioritize our goals…
From the Harvard School of Public Health press release: Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. Less is…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Whether you like classical, death metal or skiffle, listening to your own choice of music could improve your enjoyment of taking part in competitive sports…
From the UCSF press release by Jason Bardi: The longstanding mystery of how selective hearing works — how people can tune in to a single speaker while tuning out their crowded, noisy environs — is…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that low-income preschoolers who are at risk for developing reading problems can improve their reading skills if they’re read…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Practices like physical exercise, certain forms of psychological counseling and meditation can all change brains for the better, and these changes can be measured with the tools of…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: The willingness of people to punish others who lie, cheat, steal or violate other social norms even when they weren’t harmed and don’t stand to benefit personally, is a…