Conversations about wartime atrocities often omit certain details. According to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, these omissions … Read more
A new University of Toronto study has found that by two years of age, children are remarkably good at comprehending speakers who talk with accents … Read more
Andalusian researchers, led by the University of Granada, have discovered a curious characteristic of the members of the human lineage, classed as the genus Homo: … Read more
People who are materialistic are more likely to be depressed and unsatisfied, in part because they find it harder to be grateful for what they … Read more
Research from McGill University reveals that the brain’s motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than … Read more
The longer hours men work, the healthier their wives are, according to new research by UT Dallas post-doctoral research associate Dr. Sibyl Kleiner. The study, … Read more
Human beings are emotional creatures whose state of mind can usually be observed through their facial expressions. A commonly-held belief, first proposed by Dr Paul … Read more
Physical attacks are a recurring theme in nightmares According to a new study, nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do, and fear is … Read more
Spending as little as 45 minutes in a high-crime, deprived neighbourhood can have measurable effects on people’s trust in others and their feelings of paranoia. … Read more
Human factors/ergonomics researchers have long studied the connection between cognitive function and the ability to perform well on multiple simultaneous tasks, and recently a group … Read more
Search for “brain training” on the Web. You’ll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on … Read more
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