From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Ancient Roman leaders once made decisions about important events, such as when to hold elections or where to build new cities, based on the presence or flight patterns…
From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: New research conducted in the Cognitive Neuroscience group of SISSA shows that a perceptual decision – recognizing an object and taking the appropriate action –…
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio press release: Tragically, one of every three American women will experience intimate partner violence during her lifetime. Victims suffer not only physical injuries but…
From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: Star Trek’s Spock would not be surprised: People are “illogical.” New research exploring American liberals and conservatives shows that regardless of political affiliation, tribal instincts…
From the University of Washington press release: A novel type of body awareness training helps women recover from drug addiction, according to new research from the University of Washington. People in the study made marked…
From the Université de Genève press release: Does the potential to win or lose money influence the confidence one has in one’s own decisions? Does either of them help learn more quickly? Researchers from the…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Would you be more likely to donate to charity if you could report the gift sooner on your taxes? According to a new article published in the National…
From the University of Chicago Booth School of Business press release: In a bid to fight obesity, public-health researchers have been trying for decades to find a way to convince teenagers to skip junk food…
From the Rutgers University press release: For time-crunched medical students, taking a two-hour introductory class on mindfulness may be just as beneficial for reducing stress and depression as taking an eight-week meditation course, a Rutgers…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: Subtle, hidden and everyday acts of resistance and defiance by people with limited resources could have an impact on markets in societies where state and religion is all-powerful.…