Researchers have found patterns of brain activity that occur during memory retrieval when the brain is in task mode match patterns that occur during rest and sleep...
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Brain scans reveal how people ‘justify’ killing
A new study has thrown light on how people can become killers in certain situations, showing how brain activity varies according to whether or not killing is seen as justified...
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Could a dose of nature be just what the doctor ordered?
Exposure to the outdoors is linked with improved human health, but little is known about how much we really need
Numerous studies over the past 30 years have linked exposure to nature with improved human health and well-being. These findings are of growing importance: In the near future, 70% of the world's population will live in cities, where they will face a rising tide of lifestyle-related disease...
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God Can Help Companies Turn Customers Into Daredevils
A study by researchers from Stanford found that when the concept of the divine was used in advertising, consumers’ appetite for risk-taking increased...
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How Yoga is Similar to Existing Mental Health Therapies
The ancient Eastern practice of yoga combines mindfulness training with exercise (hence the term, “mind-body”). For years, practitioners all over the world have reported receiving mental and physical health benefits from yoga...
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Could story-based video games help people with autism?
New research finds that nonviolent, story-based games may boost players' 'theory of mind' - the ability to accurately assess other people's mental states...
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Neither flashing traffic lights nor the colour yellow deter pedestrians from crossing
A study by scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) has shown that neither flashing traffic lights nor the colour yellow have any effect on pedestrians...
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Psychologists explain why we are so apathetic about the UK general election
If you are not feeling enthused by the general election, you are not alone. An article in the May issue of The Psychologist magazine quotes research finding that, in the UK, 31 per cent of people trust the government and only 20 per cent trust political parties...
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The Psychology of Healthy Facebook Use
Do you ever go to parties just to look at beautiful people and listen to them chatter about their lovely lives? Lives punctuated only occasionally by some glitch—maybe a death in the family, or a social injustice that warrants reprimanding of societal power structures...
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Under-reported suicides: Hiding or compounding the tragedy
A new study has revealed that suicide figures may not be as accurate as they are reported, with key Western countries having a higher suicide rate than that reported in official figures...
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