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Clinton voters inaccurately fixate on Trump’s extreme positions when trying to understand his supporters
There has been much speculation about what makes Donald Trump’s supporters tick. But new psychology…
Menstrual cycle linked to changes in gamma brain waves
New research published in the journal Human Brain Mapping provides evidence of changes in brain…
Yanny or Laurel? A speech scientist explains why your brain can decide to hear either one
As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media…
Just having your cell phone in your possession can impair your learning, study suggests
New research on college students suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone can…
Study of airline pilots highlights the danger of relying on predictable scenarios for training
A person who can perform a task in a predictable situation won’t necessarily be able…
Religious fundamentalism could be associated with increased sensitivity to errors
Scientists are beginning to investigate the relationship between religious fundamentalism and cognitive processes. A new…
Study: Genes linked to lower educational attainment also predict criminal behavior
Scientists have found evidence that a genetic risk for low educational attainment is associated with…
Runners with higher emotional intelligence finish half marathons quicker
Athletes who are better at controlling their emotions tend to have better performance, suggests new…
Getting complimented on your appearance can hurt your math performance, study finds
Receiving a compliment about your appearance can lead to lower scores on a mathematics test,…
Men with more prefrontal brain activity are also more committed to staying faithful in their relationship
New research has found evidence of a link between a brain region associated with executive…
Sexual arousal activates more brain regions in women than in men, according to neuroimaging study
Sexual arousal is linked to the neural activation of a broader range of brain regions…
Neuroimaging study finds heightened brain response to seeing people of a different ethnicity
Scientists in the United Kingdom have observed increased brain responses to faces of people of…
Study suggests gender stereotypes about money can damper women’s cognitive functioning
New research suggests that gender stereotypes about money can negatively impact women’s cognitive functioning. The…
Just 3 months of imprisonment leads to significant deterioration in self control, study finds
Scientists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands have found evidence that being imprisoned for…
Brain scan study: Bisexual and heterosexual women similarly aroused by male and female erotica
A new study provides more evidence that heterosexual women are just as likely to be…