From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: A team of researchers that includes a USC scientist has methodically demonstrated that a face’s features or constituents – more than the face per se…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Who wouldn’t pay a penny for a sports car? That’s the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of — the opportunity to get an expensive item…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release via EurekAlert!: For a 6-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research on how children learn about…
From the Moffitt Cancer Center press release: Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that when they deplete a smoker’s self control, smoking a cigarette may restore self-control. The study, published in…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: “Anyone who has been admitted into a hospital or undergone a procedure, even if cared for in the most appropriate way, can feel as though they were…
From the Australian Catholic University press release via HealthCanal: An international research project led by Professor Sheryl Hemphill of Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found that the factors leading to incidents of cyber-bullying are different…
From the Public Library of Science (PLoS) press release via Physorg: Music is a very strong emotional communicator, and different cultures have different emotional associations for different musical “modes”. Now, a new cross-cultural study shows…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release by Jill Sakai: Odds are, you’re not going to make it all the way through this article without thinking about something else. In fact, studies have found that…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: When they’re in a positive mood, people tend to choose products that match their mood and their level of emotional arousal, according to a…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal…