by Cornell Food & Brand Lab If you want to know the secrets of healthier eating, think of the kitchen fruit bowl. A fruit bowl makes fruit more convenient, attractive, and normal to […]
Three Secrets To Healthier Eating
Study Links Brain Anatomy, Academic Achievement, And Family Income
by Anne Trafton | MIT News Office In middle-schoolers, neuroscientists find differences in brain structures where knowledge is stored. Many years of research have shown that for students from lower-income families, […]
Poses Of Power Are Less Powerful Than We Thought
by University of Zurich Legs apart, chest thrust forward, shoulders back: these “power poses” are supposed to influence hormone production and willingness to take on risk in accordance with a study that […]
WSU Study Finds Cigarette Warning Labels May Be More Effective With Imagery
by Will Ferguson | Washington State University News Young adults are more likely to appreciate the dangers of smoking when warnings are presented in images as well as text, according to a new […]
UH Study Links Facebook Use To Depressive Symptoms
by Melissa Carroll | University of Houston The social media site, Facebook, can be an effective tool for connecting with new and old friends. However, some users may find themselves spending quite a […]
Trust Increases With Age, Benefits Well Being – New Research Suggests A Bright Side To Getting Older
by Julie DearDorff | Northwestern University Hollywood has given moviegoers many classic portrayals of grumpy old men. But new research suggests that getting older doesn’t necessarily make people cynical and suspicious. Instead, […]
Some Behavioral Biases Linked To Higher Risk Taking By Investors
Investors prone to ‘illusion of control’ and ‘overconfidence’ bias are more likely to undertake potentially risky investments in complex hybrid securities, a study by QUT behavioral economists has found. The Australian Securities […]
Teaching Science To The Brain: How The Brain Learns The Way Things Work
When you learn a new technical concept, something happens in your brain, but exactly what has been a mystery until now. For the first time, Carnegie Mellon University scientists have traced the […]
The Power Of Dance In Fighting Parkinson’s
Brisbane researchers have proven that a community dance program can improve the health and wellbeing of people living with Parkinson’s disease. In the first study of its kind in Australia, neuroscience, psychology […]
The Rise And Fall Of Cognitive Skills: Neuroscientists Find That Different Parts Of The Brain Work Best At Different Ages
Author: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Scientists have long known that our ability to think quickly and recall information, also known as fluid intelligence, peaks around age 20 and then […]
Newborn Neurons In The Adult Brain May Help Us Adapt To The Environment
by Princeton University Communications The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenged a major dogma in the field of neuroscience, but the role of these neurons […]
Chance As A Motivator? Uncertainty Can Make People Work Harder
Can uncertainty motivate people to work harder? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people will often put in more effort to obtain uncertain rewards. “When comparing the […]
Delaying Children’s School Entry Linked To Poor Academic Performance
Delaying school entry for children could cause poorer academic performance, according to new research from the University of Warwick. Many parents are keen to hold their children back a year if they […]
When It Comes To An Opening Number, Sometimes The Best Bargaining Move Is To Offer Two
For decades, almost all negotiation scholars and teachers would have advised that making a range offer, such as asking for a “15 to 20%” discount rather than proposing a single number, would […]
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