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UrduNew Rochelle, NY, February 25, 2020–A new study has shown that experiencing personalized experiences in a virtual reality setting can improve affect among university students. The study, which also showed that the use of personalized 360 video experiences is feasible…
Tag: DECISION-MAKING/PROBLEM SOLVING
What makes an Airbnb host look trustworthy?
Hebrew University researchers crack the code
Can 360 video experiences benefit affect?
New Rochelle, NY, February 25, 2020–A new study has shown that experiencing personalized experiences in a virtual reality setting can improve affect among university students. The study, which also showed that the use of personalized 360 video experiences is feasible…
What makes an Airbnb host look trustworthy?
Hebrew University researchers crack the code
There’s a better way to think about being kept waiting at work
New study by Ben-Gurion University and University of British Columbia
There’s a better way to think about being kept waiting at work
New study by Ben-Gurion University and University of British Columbia
Engaging with schizophrenia — experts argue for new approaches to treatment
A better understanding of the lived experience of people with schizophrenia would enable clinicians to help patients live with their condition, alongside treating symptoms with medication and psychotherapy, say experts at the University of Birmingham. According to researchers at the…
Study shows dietitians are an effective part of weight loss
A new study in the journal Family Practice shows that intensive behavioral therapy from dietitians may be a very effective ways for older Americans to lose weight. Some 39.8% of the general adult population is obese. The economic consequences of…
Illuminating interactions between decision-making and the environment
With a unifying model based in game theory, Andrew Tilman, Joshua Plotkin, and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts and Sciences inform dynamics in fields as diverse as ecology and economics.
Illuminating interactions between decision-making and the environment
With a unifying model based in game theory, Andrew Tilman, Joshua Plotkin, and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts and Sciences inform dynamics in fields as diverse as ecology and economics.
Public lecture on human cooperation, press room, and more: CNS 2020 is 1 month away
27th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Public lecture on human cooperation, press room, and more: CNS 2020 is 1 month away
27th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Mice ‘detectives’ hint at how humans read between the lines
Some people are annoyingly good at “reading between the lines”. They seem to know, well before anyone else, who is the killer in a movie, or the meaning of an abstract poem. What these people are endowed with is a…
Mice ‘detectives’ hint at how humans read between the lines
Some people are annoyingly good at “reading between the lines”. They seem to know, well before anyone else, who is the killer in a movie, or the meaning of an abstract poem. What these people are endowed with is a…
Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
Researchers, policymakers should focus on transformative strategies
Adapting to climate change: We’re doing it wrong
Researchers, policymakers should focus on transformative strategies
How hereditary genetic testing results impact breast cancer treatment
A new study finds breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation don’t always get treatment that follows guidelines
How hereditary genetic testing results impact breast cancer treatment
A new study finds breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation don’t always get treatment that follows guidelines
Focus on context diminishes memory of negative events, researchers report
In a new study, researchers report they can manipulate how the brain encodes and retains emotional memories.
Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time
Study of rats navigating a maze provides new insights into neurobiology of decision-making and imagination
Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time
Study of rats navigating a maze provides new insights into neurobiology of decision-making and imagination
New study shows why women have to be likeable, and men don’t
A new study in The Economic Journal finds that likeability is an influencing factor in interactions between women, as well as interactions between men and women, but not in all-male interactions. The researchers conducted experiments where participants rated the likeability…
New study shows why women have to be likeable, and men don’t
A new study in The Economic Journal finds that likeability is an influencing factor in interactions between women, as well as interactions between men and women, but not in all-male interactions. The researchers conducted experiments where participants rated the likeability…
UBC research reveals young children prefer to learn from confident people
Study also reveals children keep ‘track record’ of accuracy
UBC research reveals young children prefer to learn from confident people
Study also reveals children keep ‘track record’ of accuracy
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
Study provides insight into ‘rapport-building’ during victim interviews
A University of Liverpool research paper, published in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law , provides details of the approaches needed to help build rapport with victims of crime during interviews. Interviewing victims is one of the most challenging aspects of…
Poor mental health ‘both cause and effect’ of school exclusion
Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes. The research, led by the University of Exeter , and published…
Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD
Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in young people who were inpatients at an adolescent psychiatric hospital, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry . The study addressed…
Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD
Cyberbullying had the impact of amplifying symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in young people who were inpatients at an adolescent psychiatric hospital, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry . The study addressed…
Infants integrate firsthand and social experiences to decide when and how to try
They might not yet speak in complete sentences, but 18-month-olds are savvy when it comes to deciding when and how to try. According to a study from Arizona State University, the University of Washington and University of Toronto that has…
Psychedelic drugs could help treat PTSD
Clinical trials suggest treatment that involves psychedelics can be more effective than psychotherapy alone. More than three million people in the United States are diagnosed each year with post-traumatic stress disorder, whose symptoms include nightmares or unwanted memories of trauma,…
Brain imaging may improve diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders
Neurobiological ‘signatures’ could help clinicians select treatments
Brain imaging may improve diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders
Neurobiological ‘signatures’ could help clinicians select treatments
Brain imaging may improve diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders
Neurobiological ‘signatures’ could help clinicians select treatments
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
Study contests use of smoked cannabis in treatment of cocaine addiction
Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and worse cognitive impairment among patients who smoked cannabis to try to mitigate their craving for cocaine
Involving family in bipolar care helps children and teens stay healthier, longer
In a UCLA-led study, children and adolescents with a high risk for developing bipolar disorder stayed healthier for longer periods when their family members participated in their psychotherapy sessions. The research team, which also included authors from the University of…
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
Study contests use of smoked cannabis in treatment of cocaine addiction
Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and worse cognitive impairment among patients who smoked cannabis to try to mitigate their craving for cocaine
Involving family in bipolar care helps children and teens stay healthier, longer
In a UCLA-led study, children and adolescents with a high risk for developing bipolar disorder stayed healthier for longer periods when their family members participated in their psychotherapy sessions. The research team, which also included authors from the University of…
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020 press registration now open
Join us in Boston to explore the architecture of the mind
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020 press registration now open
Join us in Boston to explore the architecture of the mind
Food textures affect perceptions of healthiness
Study shows how changing appearance could communicate healthier message
Harvard researchers help explain link between emotion and addictive substance use
In set of four integrated studies, Harvard researchers find that sadness, but not all negative emotions, heightens craving to smoke and likelihood of relapse
Food textures affect perceptions of healthiness
Study shows how changing appearance could communicate healthier message
Harvard researchers help explain link between emotion and addictive substance use
In set of four integrated studies, Harvard researchers find that sadness, but not all negative emotions, heightens craving to smoke and likelihood of relapse
Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
A new link between fear, imitation, and antisocial behavior in children
In a pair of studies, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University offer insight into a set of traits often characterized by a lack of empathy and sensitivity to others’ emotions