From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we’re faced with things that seem threatening, whether it’s a hairy spider or an angry mob, our goal is usually to get as far away as…
From the Indiana University press release via MedicalXpress: At a Bloomington, Ind., toy store, kids ages 8 to 12 gather weekly to trade Pokemon cards and share their mutual absorption in the intrigue and adventure…
From the Concordia University press release: Rows of new toys, endless racks of sweaters on clothing store shelves, long lines of books arranged in the bestsellers section at the bookstore. From mall displays to boutique…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Max Mcclure via MedicalXpress: Using brain-monitoring technology, Stanford psychology researchers have discovered that infant brains respond to faces in much the same way as adult brains…
From the University of Bristol press release via ScienceDaily: Everyone knows that men and women tend to hold different views on certain things. However, new research by scientists from the University of Bristol and published…
From the Caltech press release by Marcus Woo via MedicalXpress: You probably know it as Monday-morning quarterbacking or 20/20 hindsight: failures often look obvious and predictable after the fact—whether it’s an interception thrown by a…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: You may have received CPR training some time ago, but would you remember the proper technique in an emergency? Would you know what to do in the event…
From the University of Leicester press release via EurekAlert!: Psychologists from the University of Leicester have carried out unique eye tests to examine reading styles in young and old people – and discovered for the…
From the Springer press release via MedicalXpress: People can lip-read themselves better than they can lip-read others, according to a new study by Nancy Tye-Murray and colleagues from Washington University. Their work, which explores the…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Areas of the brain in blind people can learn to process visual input through the use of sound, even after years or perhaps even lifelong blindness, according…