From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Depressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared…
From the Wolters Kluwer press release: Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society…
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: How do dogs behave when their ability to exert self-control is compromised? Are they more likely to approach dangerous situations or stay well away? According to a new…
From the Brown University press release: This week, as tens of millions of Americans awaited the baseball season’s first pitches, Brown University psychologist Fiery Cushman was watching more warily for the first beanballs. As someone…
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society press release via EurekAlert!: The brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently, according to new research. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how our brains…
From the University of Cincinnati press release: A study of the sexes reveals that when it comes to starting a business, women are more likely than men to consider individual responsibility and use business as…
From the University of St. Andrews press release via HealthCanal: Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: College professors and students are in an arms race over cheating. Students find new sources for pre-written term papers; professors find new ways to check the texts…
From the National Communication Association press release via Newswise: College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, finds a new study…
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via AlphaGalileo: Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Zaragoza theoretically predict, in a scientific study, that contact networks have no influence…