From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Most people are faced with embarrassment or humiliation at some point in their lives. Maybe they get nervous before a big presentation to the bosses at work. Maybe…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: In the 1960s and 1970s, classic social psychological studies were conducted that provided evidence that even normal, decent people can engage in acts of extreme…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Whether bloggers are writing to change the world, or just discussing a bad break-up, they may get an extra boost of motivation from traffic-measuring and interactive…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Being socially close to another bonobo is more likely to make bonobo apes yawn in response to the other’s yawns, according to research published November…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release via Newswise: Animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods make less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior, researchers at the…
From the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (Japan) press release: A team of Japanese scientists have found scientific proof that people doing exercises appear to perform better when another person compliments them. The research was…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered that we use a different part of our brain to learn about social hierarchies than we do to learn…
From the Springer Select press release: For the first time, the dynamics of how Facebook user communities are formed have been identified, revealing surprisingly few large communities and innumerable highly connected small-size communities. These findings…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study…