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Memory appears susceptible to eradication of fear responses

Fear responses can only be erased when people learn something new while retrieving the fear memory. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and published in the leading ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Survival reflex sparks male perception bias, study finds

You glimpse a stranger standing in the street. The light is hazy and the person's face and clothing are indistinct. Who is it? Chances are you will think it is a man—and the reason for this is a survival ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Study finds reflexology affects the hearts of non-cardiology patients

(Medical Xpress) -- A three-year study by researchers at the University of Stirling has found that reflexology to the upper half of the left foot (the heart reflex point) had an effect on the hearts of healthy volunteers.

Cardiology created Jul 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Physical punishment of children potentially harmful to their long-term development

An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1