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Cyranoids and deceptive communication: a revisiting of Stanley Milgram’s experiments

The study “Revisiting Milgram’s Cyranoid Method: Experimenting With Hybrid Human Agents”, published in the Journal of Social Psychology, built off initial work done by Stanley Milgram in regards to…

Discrimination, depression risk in black young adults increased by high socioeconomic status

Study finds greatest perceived discrimination in black young adults from most highly educated families, removing parental education’s protective effect against depressionAn investigation into…

E.B. White was right in Charlotte’s Web says psychologist

Before Charlotte the spider spelled the word “humble” in her web to describe Wilbur the pig, she told Templeton the rat that the word meant “not proud.

A hug a day may keep the sniffles away

Study shows the warm embrace of a close friend or loved one may actually improve immune system functioning.

Fast food may lead to lower school results for US kids

Eating fast food may lead to lower student test scores in math, science and reading, a recent study of U.S. school children said.

Why it feels ‘blessed’ to give

Researchers explore why we give things away and what, if any, benefits we receive.

New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer’s disease early

A noninvasive MRI approach that can detect the Alzheimer’s disease in a living animal, well before typical Alzheimer’s symptoms appear, has been developed by researchers. The research team created an MRI probe that pairs a magnetic nanostructure with a…

Using light to understand the brain

An innovative way to understand how the brain works by using flashes of light, has been developed by researchers, allowing them to both ‘read’ and ‘write’ brain signals.The new technique combines two cutting-edge technologies for reading and writing el…

Existing drug, riluzole, may prevent foggy ‘old age’ brain, research shows

Forgetfulness, it turns out, is all in the head. Scientists have shown that fading memory and clouding judgment, the type that comes with advancing age, show up as lost and altered connections between neurons in the brain. But new experiments suggest a…

Limit imaging scans for headache? Neurosurgeons raise concerns

Recent guidelines seeking to reduce the use of neuroimaging tests for patients with headaches run the risk of missing or delaying the diagnosis of brain tumors, according to neurosurgeons.