Perception/Awareness

WASHINGTON--Despite excellent prognosis with most thyroid cancers, many newly diagnosed patients have cancer-related worry, and physicians vary in their responses to patients' worry, according to new research accepted for presentation at…

The placebo effect in psychedelic drug studies may be stronger than previously believed There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from McGill suggests that, in the right…

Credit: WSU Coughing fits, anxiety and paranoia are three of the most common adverse reactions to cannabis, according to a recent study by Washington State University researchers. The researchers surveyed more than 1,500 college…

The number of people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders in Ontario remained stable between 2002 and 2014, but the number of people self-reporting mental health issues and using mental health services has increased, according to a study…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Okazaki, Japan find brain cells that are responsible for socially based changes in what monkeys wantCredit: Atsushi Noritake Aichi, Japan -- How much we value an item is…

Mindfulness helps wellbeing at all agesCredit: Flinders University People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may be because older people have the wisdom and time to use mindfulness as a means to improve wellbeing.…

When your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand that you are sick When your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand…

York University researchers find our perception of hands' dimensions is inaccurate TORONTO, Monday, March 23, 2020 - Many of us are spending a lot of time looking at our hands lately and we think we know them pretty well. But research from…

Paul R. Sackett, PhD has been recognized with the Dunnette Prize from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The prestigious career achievement award honors work advancing the understanding the role of…

Psychologists at the University of Jena (Germany) study relationships between humans and machinesCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU Jena) (Jena, Germany) A world without robots is now almost inconceivable. Not only do they take on…

A new study shows that an on-the-spot music-intervention (binaural beats) and 4 weeks of daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app reduces the effect of mental fatigue Mental fatigue is a psychobiological…

Their RAPID grant is one of the first NSF awards addressing the outbreak As the COVID-19 outbreak originating in China has spread to populations across all continents except Antarctica, racism and discrimination against Chinese-American…

Researchers investigate neural mechanisms that coordinate complex motor sequences in fruit flies Our day-to-day lives can be seen as a series of complex motor sequences: morning routines, work or school tasks, actions we take around…

Credit: J.F. Podevin WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Our brains make our lives easier by predicting what will happen next based on previous experiences. But what happens when those predictive powers don't work like they should? Autism spectrum…

Credit: Cory Inman Within hours of birth, a baby's gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days old a baby's brain appears hardwired for the…

(San Antonio, TX -- March 2, 2020) The physical and mental sensations we associate with feeling sick are a natural biological response to inflammation within the body. However, the strength and severity of these sensations go beyond…

Study shows sound cues can make slot machines more attractive and winning more memorable The sights and sounds of winning on a slot machine may increase your desire to play--and your memories of winning big, according to new research by…

A new longitudinal study of fifth and sixth graders in Germany examined the relation between classmates' gender stereotypes and individual students' reading outcomes to shed light on how these stereotypes contribute to the gender gap in…

Everyone approaches romantic relationships differently. On one end of the spectrum are people who crave closeness so much, they may come across as "clingy." On the other end are those who value their independence so deeply that they avoid…

Hebrew University researchers crack the codeCredit: Hebrew University They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Nowhere is this principle more true than in the world of social media. There, people choose cab drivers, Airbnb…