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Why driving slowly and responsibly can actually be fun

Car manufacturers are taking steps to make driving smart actually enjoyable and competitive.

Obsessing over your relationship may be bad for your sex life

People in relationships who constantly question whether their partner loves them may have a condition known as relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder.

How new grads can cope with depression

Many young people experience panic or depression following college graduation, especially if they don’t have set employment plans.

Anxiety-like behavior in invertebrates opens research avenues

For the first time, researchers have produced and observed anxiety-like behavior in crayfish, which disappears when a dose of anxiolytic is injected. This work shows that the neuronal mechanisms related to anxiety have been preserved throughout evoluti…

Finding thoughts in speech: How human brain processes thoughts during natural communication

For the first time, neuroscientists were able to find out how different thoughts are reflected in neuronal activity during natural conversations. They studied the link between speech, thoughts and brain responses.

Exposure to TV violence related to irregular attention and brain structure

Young adult men who watched more violence on television showed indications of less mature brain development and poorer executive functioning, according to the results of an Indiana University…

How the brain learns to ignore familiar stimuli has implications for autism

A neuroscientist from Trinity College Dublin has proposed a new, ground-breaking explanation for the fundamental process of ‘habituation’, which has never been completely understood by…

Children with a less structured regime are more able to meet their own goals

Children who spend more time in less structured activities – from playing outside to reading books to visiting the zoo – are better able to set their own goals and take actions to meet those goals…

When youth antidepressant use went down after media coverage of drug warnings, suicide attempts went up

Researchers have found that U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings about a potential danger for young people taking antidepressants may have backfired, causing an increase in suicide attempts by…

New study finds ‘Trophy wife’ stereotype is largely a myth

Don’t be so quick to judge.Most people are familiar with the “trophy wife” stereotype that attractive women marry rich men, placing little importance on their other traits, including physical…