From the CORDIS press release via MedicalXPress: Interactions between infants and their environment are limited because of the infants’ poor motor abilities. So investigating infant cognition is no easy task. Which sensory event is the…
From the Oxford University press release: Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person’s subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found. In a study published…
From the Springer press release: Words spelled with more letters on the right of the keyboard are associated with more positive emotions than words spelled with more letters on the left, according to new research…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Feeling angry and annoyed with others is a daily part of life, but most people don’t act on these impulses. What keeps us from punching line-cutters or…
From the Northumbria University press release via AlphaGalileo: Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University. Although generally encouraged to maintain eye contact…
From the Cell Press press release: A new study suggests that age-associated improvements in the ability to consider the preferences of others are linked with maturation of a brain region involved in self control. The…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research…
From the University of Hertfordshire press release via AlphaGalileo: You may throw on an outfit without much thought in the morning, but your choice is strongly affected by your mood. And the item of casual…
From the University of Michigan press release by Bernie DeGroat: When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller social network than they actually…
From the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management press release: Countries that more strictly uphold their cultural norms are less likely to promote women as leaders – unless those norms support equal opportunity for…