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How do we separate the factual from the possible? New research shows how our brain responds to both
Our brains respond to language expressing facts differently than they do to words conveying possibility, a team of neuroscientists has found. Its work offers new insights into the impact word choice has on how we make distinctions between what’s real…
Using a video game to understand the origin of emotions
Emotions are complex phenomena that influence our minds, bodies and behaviour.
New CCNY-developed resource measures severity of work-related depression
First came their pioneering research a few years ago linking burnout and depression. Now City College of New York psychologist Irvin Sam Schonfeld and his University of Neuchâtel collaborator Renzo Bianchi present the Occupational Depression Inventory [ODI], a measure designed…
Role of birth order on career choice might have been overestimated in previous research
Little-to-no evidence that first vs. later-borns are destined for specific careers
Personality changes predict early career outcomes
Making personality changes can sometimes promote success
Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises
If you open your office door one morning and there is a new package waiting on your desk, that’s what you will notice most in the otherwise unchanged room. A new study by MIT and Boston University neuroscientists finds that…
Head in the game
University of Tsukuba researchers compare the technique of blind soccer players and sighted non-athletes and find the blind players use larger downward head rotations when receiving a pass, which may help in the development of aids for the visually impair
A hunger for social contact
Neuroscientists find that isolation provokes brain activity similar to that seen during hunger cravings
Psychosis symptoms linked to impaired information spread in the brain
Altered white matter decreases conscious access to information, contributes to delusions
A measure of smell
Meeting a 100-year-old challenge could lead the way to digital aromas
International team wins 10 million euro ERC grant to study evolution of quantification
Humans use numbers and other quantifiers all the time. Our daily lives and our languages are packed with them, from symbols like “1,2, 3” that crowd our smartphones to expressions like “a lot” or “a gazillion.” But when, why and…
Who is the world’s best super-recogniser? This test could help us find them
While in Paris in the 1990s, Georgie briefly watched a professional photographer taking pictures of kids playing in a small park near Les Halles and thought nothing of it. Ten years later she was having breakfast in Australia’s Byron Bay…
Is zoom increasing the demand for plastic surgery
New Rochelle, NY, November 13, 2020–Patients are seeking plastic surgery in record numbers, citing their appearance on Zoom as a cause. Of particular concern are noses and wrinkles, according to Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine. Click here to read…
The future’s uncertain – but noradrenaline can help us adapt
A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations – helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new study has found. The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged us all into a state of uncertainty.…
Sleep loss hijacks brain’s activity during learning
Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory.
Sleep loss hijacks brain’s activity during learning
Disruption could increase risks for sleepless workers
Sociologists dispel the ‘bad apple’ excuse for racialized policing
In the first study of its kind, University of Miami researchers find that police exhibit significantly higher levels of anti-Black biases than the general public
Golden ticket: Researchers examine what consumers desire in chocolate products
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Gold foil, ornate labels and an intriguing backstory are product characteristics highly desired by premium chocolate consumers, according to research conducted by food scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The study is one of…
Empathy and perspective taking: How social skills are built
Understanding what other people want, how they feel, and how they see the world is becoming increasingly important in our complex, globalised society. Social skills enable us to make friends and create a network of people who support us. But…
Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a vicious circle
Work stress and burnout are mutually reinforcing; surprisingly, the effect of work stress on burnout is much smaller than the effect of burnout on work stress
Study suggests greater social support linked to lower diabetes distress
Providing social support services for patients with Type 2 diabetes may improve outcomes
Study finds evidence of neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions
A new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found evidence of a potential neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions that fits within the hierarchical model of psychosis and can explain their clinical presentation.…
Soldiers benefit from psychological health research
Army scientists develop training to mitigate misdirected anger, aggression
Game ‘pre-bunks’ political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
A short online game in which players are recruited as a “Chief Disinformation Officer”, using tactics such as trolling to sabotage elections in a peaceful town, has been shown to reduce susceptibility to political misinformation in its users. The free-to-play
Brain region tracking food preferences could steer our food choices
Researchers artificially manipulated neurons to force a shift in choice from a desired treat to a plain staple
Your favorite music can send your brain into a pleasure overload
Bringing neuroscience out of the laboratory and into the concert hall
BfR-Corona-Monitor: Respondents reduce contacts and stay at home more frequently
Even before the new corona rules come into force, many have become more cautious
It’s not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
New research from UBC Okanagan indicates what’s most important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media.
it’s not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
Passively scrolling through posts may not result in feelings of happiness
Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention
The attentional control that organisms need to succeed in their goals comes from two abilities: the focus to ignore distractions and the discipline to curb impulses. A new study by MIT neuroscientists shows that these abilities are independent, but that…
Attention! Danger: what fear does to us
BfR Knowledge Dialogue discusses how to deal with uncertainty
Can individual differences be detected in same-shaped pottery vessels by unknown craftsmen?
An interdisciplinary research team has investigated whether there are quantitative differences that can be used to identify individual potters who make traditional, fixed-shape vessels that have been made in the same way for generations. Consequently, they discovered that there are…
Time-keeping brain protein influences memory
Signaling factor that sets time in the brain also required for normal memory in fruit flies
How we get around
Neuroscientist Sung Soo Kim receives prestigious NIH award to study how brains select landmarks for navigation
National campaign to capture stories of hope and transformation through living donation
The Transplant Research and Education Center (TREC) and the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, with support from Thermo Fisher Scientific, announce the kickoff of a campaign to capture stories of hope and transformation
Immune response the probable underlying cause of neural damage in COVID-19
It is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in itself, that causes sudden confusion and other symptoms from the nervous system in some patients with COVID-19. This is shown by a study of cases involving six Swedish…
Population currently sees coronavirus as the greatest health risk
Next on the list of concerns, though notably less frequently mentioned, are unhealthy or wrong diet as well as climate and environmental pollution – these were the most frequently mentioned concerns in February’s survey. “The coronavirus pandemic dominates public perception”, says BfR President Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel.
Ban on accommodation meets with mixed acceptance among the population
30 weeks of the BfR-Corona-Monitor: Interim results show trends in the perception of the pandemic
Hot-button words trigger conservatives and liberals differently
Brain scans reveal the vocabulary that drives neural polarization
Improved mental and physical condition is directly linked to nutrition, study shows
New research demonstrates that the right nutrition is directly linked to physical and cognitive performance in active duty men and women in US Air Force
‘Happy ending effect’ can bias future decisions, say scientists
Study reveals brain mechanisms underlying irrational decision-making
What San Diego’s Hepatitis A outbreak can teach us during COVID-19
In an age when many people get their news from social media, ensuring health information is communicated accurately and understood clearly is critical, especially during infectious disease outbreaks.
How is STEM children’s programming prioritizing diversity?
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Children’s television programming not only shapes opinions and preferences, its characters can have positive or negative impacts on childhood aspiration, says a new study from Michigan State University. The study is the first large-scale analysis of…
Facebook users spread Russian propaganda less often when they know source
Randomized controlled trial tested approaches with 1,500 Facebook users
As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind
Many pin hopes on a vaccine as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily life
Bringing people together on climate change
Study shows engaging, high-quality media can change minds
Empathy prevents COVID-19 spreading
The more empathetic we are, the more likely it is that we will keep our distance and use face masks to prevent coronavirus spreading. This knowledge can help save lives, according to the researchers behind a new study from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University.
Perception of risk and optimism barriers in behavior during coronavirus
Until a vaccine and/or effective cure for COVID-19 becomes available, battling the current pandemic strongly relies on how well people follow behavioural advice, such as adhering to local restrictions, social distancing rules, and engaging in effective personal hygiene. However, overcoming…