From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorize a fast-moving pitch as a ball or a strike. In new research…
From the USC Marshall School of Business press release: Moving in harmony can make people feel more connected to one another and, as a result, lead to positive collective action. Think of those feel-good vibes…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: A clean desk might not be all it’s cracked up to be. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, messiness…
From the King’s College London press release: Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College London have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety. The facial expression for the emotion…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Whether it’s investing in stocks, bungee jumping or public speaking, why do we often plan to take risks but then “chicken out” when the moment of truth arrives?…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or “exergames,” combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults than traditional exercise alone,…
From the University of Alberta press release: It could be called the wingman theory or the Barney Stinson principle (after the character played by Neil Patrick Harris on hit TV show How I Met Your…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release: Fundamentally people behave in a social and rather compassionate and “good” way rather than aggressively, even without specified rules. That is the result of a study from…
From the University of Nottingham press release via AlphaGalileo: Are you someone who easily recognises everyone you’ve ever met? Or maybe you struggle, even with familiar faces? It is already known that we are better…