Comedians show pattern of increased cortical surface area in brain regions related to creativity
A neuroimaging study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience sheds light on the neural correlates of humor...
New study sheds light on cognitive mechanisms linked to hypnosis
New research provides evidence that the tendency to respond to hypnosis is linked to cognitive flexibility. The findings, recently published...
Brain imaging study finds that teaching math anxious students to reframe their anxieties improves their performance
New research suggests that a cognitive reappraisal strategy can help math anxious individuals regulate their negative emotions surrounding math. The...
Neurocognitive study finds emotional news impacts social judgments regardless of perceived media credibility
New research provides evidence that media headlines with emotional content influence our social judgments irrespective of whether we consider the...
Virtual reality study sheds light on what happens when your brain can’t tell which way is up or down
Visual reorientation illusion (VRI) is a phenomenon in which one’s perception of body positioning (e.g. standing vs. lying down) or...
Hippocampal connectivity may help explain the link between socioeconomic deprivation in early life and anxiety in women
Women who experienced socioeconomic hardship in childhood tend to exhibit reduced connectivity in the hippocampus, which in turn is associated...
New study links intrinsic religious motivation to higher-level patterns of thought
New research provides evidence that specific forms of religious motivation are associated with higher-level patterns of thought. The findings, which...
Children who show a blunted neural response to errors may be at risk of psychopathology
A study from Brain and Behavior found that children who respond to errors with a larger error-related negativity (ERN) fared...
People think that others ought to believe what would be morally beneficial to believe
People do not always expect impartial and evidence-based reasoning from others, according to new research published in the journal Cognition....
Wine experts’ improved odor memory is independent of their ability to name aromas
Language does not appear to play a causal role in recognition memory for wine odors, according to new research published...
New research suggests depression impacts emotional responses to autobiographical memories
New research from the journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy points to a cognitive bias that might be involved in the maintenance...
Intellectually gifted adolescents hold higher standards for themselves but are not necessarily “perfectionists”
It has been commonly suggested that young people with above-average intelligence are at risk of developing a perfectionist mindset. However,...
Study of Catholic sisters helps point to the neurological correlates of prayer and mindfulness
Prayer is not often couched in terms of meditation and mindfulness, although the two states share many behavioral and psychological...
New study of human brain tissue suggests clinical depression reduces the quantity of astrocyte cells in key regions
New research indicates that astrocytes, star-shaped cells that support the function of neurons in the brain, play a key role...
Self-regulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex targeted in new neurofeedback training for obesity
Of the many health crises the world faces today, obesity is one of the most severe and widespread. It affects...