“Susan” walked into my office, shoulders slumped, clothes disheveled and hair unkempt. Eyes sunken, even the most mundane decision regarding where to sit challenged her on this day...
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2 Minutes to Kill
Social factors may not be necessary to produce or explain conformity
Behavioral conformity has been studied extensively and is commonly explained in terms of social pressure or impact...
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Researchers trigger out-of-body illusion to unravel human perceptions of self-location
By inducing an out-of-body illusion in healthy adults, researchers have identified brain activity responsible for encoding our perceptions of body location...
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Higher levels of inattention at age seven linked with lower GCSE grades
New research has shown that children who display increasing levels of inattention at the age of seven are at risk of worse academic outcomes in their GCSE examinations...
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An apple a day brings more apples your way
We have all been told not to grocery shop on an empty stomach, but what other tips can help us shop, and consequently eat, healthier?...
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How to short circuit hunger
Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that it's no fun to feel hungry. In fact, the drive to tame gnawing hunger pangs can sabotage even the best-intentioned dieter...
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How to stop songs from getting stuck in our heads? Chew some gum!
25An effective solution to get rid of earworms, those annoying tunes that keep on re-playing in never ending loops in our heads, has been found by a team of scientists at the University of Reading, UK...
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The power of best friends
Study finds that inclusive classrooms don't necessarily increase friendships for children with disabilities..
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A ‘forest instead of the trees’ viewpoint may motivate change after negative feedback
Negative feedback can sting, but thinking about the big picture may help transform criticism into positive change, according to new research published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology...
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Texas A&M study finds we think better on our feet, literally
A study from the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health finds students with standing desks are more attentive than their seated counterparts..
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