A study of binge-drinking rodents suggests that knocking back a few drinks every few days may swiftly reduce one's capacity to control alcohol intake. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) found signs of cognitive ...
Oct 15, 2012
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A network of brain regions which is activated during intense aesthetic experience overlaps with the brain network associated with inward contemplation and self-assessment, New York University researchers have found. Their ...
Apr 16, 2012
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Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, University of Chicago scientists have gained new insights into how some students are able to overcome their fears and succeed ...
Oct 20, 2011
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When healthy people are faced with threatening situations, they react with a suitable behavioural response and do not descend into a state of either panic or indifference, as is the case, for example, with patients who suffer ...
Sep 6, 2011
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People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they're prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests.
Feb 8, 2024
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Love is blind, the saying goes, and thanks to a world-first Australian study, we are now a step closer to understanding why.
Jan 9, 2024
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Thousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence unfold are Palestinian and Israeli children.
Nov 24, 2023
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The next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.
Nov 9, 2023
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Advocates for the use of trigger warnings suggest that they can help people avoid or emotionally prepare for encountering content related to a past trauma. But trigger warnings may not fulfill either of these functions, according ...
Oct 12, 2023
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"Oh my God, he's bored," said Simone Haller, Ph.D., who jokingly recalled seeing a colleague's neutral facial expression during a recent presentation. The situation was a unique moment for Haller, who studies bias and emotional ...
Aug 15, 2023
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