Study looks at neurological roots of conflict
From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in South Africa, he witnessed firsthand…
Study assesses people’s ability to forecast their own emotions
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test and, yes, you feel bad—but not as bad…
Study suggests possible new avenue to reduce bullying
From the SAGE Publications press release: If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research,…
Study suggests children with autism spectrum disorders tend to be preoccupied with screen-based technology
From the University of Missouri press release: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend…
Study examines the development of prejudice and ways to prevent it
From the Jena University press release via AlphaGalileo: Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and…
Study suggests diameter of pupil can indicate attention level
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The eyes are the window into the soul—or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the…
Study points to effectiveness of psychotherapy in treating depression
From the Lund University press release: Good news for the 13 per cent of the population with depressive personality traits: their negative outlook does not have to be permanent. This has been shown by psychologist…
Study examines links between personality traits and a preference for buying experiences instead of things
From the San Francisco State University press release: Psychologists have found that buying life experiences makes people happier than buying possessions, but who spends more of their spare cash on experiences? New findings published this…
Study examines the impact of stress on the brain
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the…
Study links overworking to doubled risk of depression
From the PLoS ONE press release via MedicalXPress: The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight…