For the first time, scientists have linked a brain compound called kynurenic acid to cognition, possibly opening doors for new ways to enhance memory function and treat catastrophic brain diseases, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine…
A new University of British Columbia study says that an overreliance on research subjects from the U.S. and other Western nations can produce false claims about human psychology and behavior because their psychological tendencies are highly unusual compared to the global population…
How fast you can judge whether a person of the opposite sex is looking at you depends on how masculine or feminine they look, according to a new study. The researchers speculate that there may be an evolutionary advantage to quickly noticing when a ‘hottie’ is looking at you.
The average man experiences hormone changes similar to the passive bonobo prior to competition, but a “status-striving” man undergoes changes that mirror those found in a chimpanzee, say researchers.
Women who are physically active at any point over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important.
Next time your brain plays tricks on you, you have an excuse: according to new research, the brain is intrinsically unreliable.
It’s no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting US president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe. But new research is the first to show that these “rally effects” represent a collective reaction to a specific human emotion — anger.
A better understanding of why people leave terrorism could be more important than why they became a terrorist, according to a Penn State terrorism expert. The information could also help counterterrorist agencies discredit militant outfits and prevent them from attracting fresh recruits…
A better understanding of why people leave terrorism could be more important than why they became a terrorist, according to a Penn State terrorism expert. The information could also help counterterrorist agencies discredit militant outfits and prevent them from attracting fresh recruits…
People with serious mental illness lose significantly more years of potential life than the general population, according to research presented in the July issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Years of potential life lost, or YPLL, which is based on U.S. life expectancy in the year of death, is a widely used measure of premature mortality…
