Researchers at Western University have shown that our brains are pre-wired to perceive wrinkles around the eyes as conveying more
If your eyes wrinkle when you smile or frown, you appear more sincere
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Loneliness is bad for the heart
Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a study presented today at
Larger sample sizes needed to increase reproducibility in neuroscience studies
Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in neuroscience, despite years
Neurons ripple while brains rest to lock in memories: How quiet minds encode spatial maps while ‘introspecting’
Memories resonate in the mind even when it’s not aware of processing them. New research from Rice University and Michigan
Teachers who give cookie rewards score better in evaluations
New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark and due for publication in the journal Medical Education
Our brains are obsessed with being social: New research demonstrates how our brains consolidate new social information during rest
Our brains are obsessed with being social even when we are not in social situations. A Dartmouth-led study finds that
How parents cause children’s friendships to end
Making a friend is hard work. Keeping one is even harder, especially for young children. A novel study published in
People with OCD process emotions differently than their unaffected siblings: A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates brain processes of emotion regulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder
A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress
Will automated vehicles take the stress out of driving? Research says ‘don’t count on it’
The expectation that automated vehicles will make drivers’ jobs easier, especially if they’ve been behind the wheel for an extended
Could robots be counselors? Early research shows positive user experience: New research has shown for the first time that a social robot can deliver a ‘helpful’ and ‘enjoyable’ motivational interview
New research has shown for the first time that a social robot can deliver a ‘helpful’ and ‘enjoyable’ motivational interview