Perception/Awareness

Groundbreaking research by a University of Wyoming economist has shed new light on the controversial topic of the value of "thoughts and prayers" in response to natural and human-caused disasters. An experiment led by Assistant…

Credit: Copyright 2019 Walshe EA et al., JAMA Network Open Research into why adolescent drivers are involved in motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause of injury and death among 16- to 19-year-olds in the United States, has often focused…

New study from BU psychologists suggests that for children, retribution comes before gratitude Peter Blake, a Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences and director of BU's Social Development and Learning…

Identifying factors linking to individual differences in skillsCredit: ©JST Sony CSL In Japan Science and Technology Agency's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Dr. Masato Hirano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories and his colleagues…

Credit: Chuo University Humans can visually perceive the motion of a small object better than that of a large one. By contrast, according to a study reported in the journal Current Biology on September 5, babies under 6 months of…

Credit: University of Sussex The scent of a lemon could help people feel better about their body image, new findings from University of Sussex research has revealed. In a new study from the university's Sussex…

Addiction to social networking sites reduces nurses' performance and affects their ability to concentrate on assigned tasks, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. The study found that nurses can take…

Kessler stroke team observes effects of blindfolding on postural asymmetry after hemorrhagic stroke of the right basal gangliaCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East Hanover, NJ. August 30, 2019. A recent report by Kessler researchers…

Credit: NTU Singapore A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has revealed the effects of the stress of parenting in the brains of both mothers and their children. The researchers analysed…

University of Pittsburgh's Gelsy Torres-Oviedo receives an $805K NSF CAREER Award for a novel approach to increase locomotor learningCredit: University of Pittsburgh / Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (August 23, 2019) ... For…