Losing just a couple hours of sleep at night makes you angrier, especially in frustrating situations, according to new Iowa […]
Mind’s quality control center found in long-ignored brain area: Cerebellum checks and corrects thoughts, movement
The cerebellum can’t get no respect. Located inconveniently on the underside of the brain and initially thought to be limited […]
Think the ump made the wrong call? Think again: New research shows that in baseball, viewing distance from a play is critical — and fans in the stands aren’t as accurate as umps
The game of baseball unfolds slowly, over nine innings and over the course of three hours or more and yet […]
Nurseries may trump informal or childminder care for kids’ psychological development: Linked to lower odds of poor social skills/behavioural issues, especially after a year or more
Attendance at a nursery/crèche staffed by professionals may be linked to better psychological development than being looked after by family/friends […]
Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops
Linguists and geographers analysed 8.9 billion words contained within 980 million Tweets posted across the United States between 2013 and […]
How to win friends online: It’s not which groups you join, but how many: Rice scientists crunch social media data to explain how communities affect friendships
Your chances of forming online friendships depend mainly on the number of groups and organizations you join, not their types, […]
Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers: Infants’ attention to fearful faces predicts later altruism
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a […]
The universality of shame
Shame on you. These three simple words can have devastating effect on an individual’s psyche. But why is that? How […]
You probably made a better first impression than you think
After we have conversations with new people, our conversation partners like us and enjoy our company more than we think, […]
Healing after harm: Addressing the emotional toll of harmful medical events: Experts identify immediately actionable steps and research priorities to mitigate emotional harm
Injuries and deaths resulting from medical errors can have profound long-term consequences on patients and families. Seriously harmed patients and/or […]