Virtual reality at the service of psychology
Our environment is composed according to certain rules and characteristics which are so obvious to us that we are scarcely aware of them. Professor Melissa Lê-Hoa Võ, psychologist at Goethe University...
View ArticleVirtual Reality im Dienst der Psychologie
Der Aufbau unserer Umwelt folgt bestimmten Strukturen und Merkmalen, die für uns so selbstverständlich sind, dass wir ihrer kaum bewusst sind. Dieses „Szenenwissen“ untersucht die Psychologin Prof....
View ArticleFrom grandmother to grandchild:
Professor Thomas Elbert’s research team confirms epigenetic effects of having experienced violence. Violence experienced by expecting mothers detectable in the DNA of their grandchildren. DNA...
View ArticleA new law to tackle contract cheating and Essay Mills?
Swansea University academics have designed a new law to specifically target the inappropriate activities of companies who offer to write student assignments for a fee; also known as ‘Essay Mills’.
View ArticleIf everyone is musical, why am I so afraid to sing?
Music is a universal language, and can help build a sense of community, especially in culturally diverse groups of children in pre-school and kindergarten. One Norwegian researcher has developed tools...
View ArticleSome video games are good for older adults' brains
Some video games are good for older adults' brains Playing 3D-platform video games regularly may improve cognitive functions in seniors and increase grey matter in a brain structure called the...
View ArticleOrange light as a potential mental health treatment
A new treatment is being tested at an emergency psychiatric center in Trondheim, Norway, where the windows and lamps are equipped with orange filters to help the mentally ill.
View ArticlePeople with Huntington’s want more openness around assisted dying
Research has shown that better communication around assisted dying is needed between clinician and patients diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease. This is the first study in the UK (where assisted dying...
View ArticleThe DFG Funds 15 New Collaborative Research Centres
Topics range from predictability in evolution to ultra-fast spin dynamics and the future of rural Africa / €133 million in funding for initial four-year period
View ArticleDFG fördert 15 neue Sonderforschungsbereiche
Themen reichen von der Vorhersagbarkeit in der Evolution über ultraschnelle Spindynamik bis zur Zukunft im ländlichen Afrika / 133 Millionen Euro Fördermittel für zunächst vier Jahre
View ArticleNew Lancaster study ‘reimagines infertility’
New research from Lancaster University has identified the ‘invisible infertile’, a group of marginalized people missing from survey data sources because they do not fit neatly into popular notions of...
View ArticleQueen’s researchers find that asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland...
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have launched findings from a research study examining the everyday life experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Northern Ireland.
View ArticleA search for innovative ways to deal with self-harm
New ways of enhancing online support to deal with self-harming behaviour are being explored by the University of Strathclyde, in collaboration with Scottish mental health charity Health in Mind.
View ArticleNew ‘Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture’ Published by Brill
""In cooperation with the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ISMRC), international publisher Brill has launched the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture (RMDC). The...
View ArticleOpenness to experience trumps intellectual curiosity for learning
People who are open to new experiences are better at learning than those who are intellectually curious reveals new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
View ArticleSmoking leads to less increase in life expectancy for less educated women
Life expectancy in Sweden has risen steadily during the last few decades for most groups. One exception is women whose highest educational level is compulsory school. This is mostly because of smoking,...
View ArticleInfant brain responses predict reading speed in secondary school
A study conducted at the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR) has found that the brain responses of infants...
View ArticleIndustrial Revolution left a damaging psychological 'imprint' on today's...
Study finds people in areas historically reliant on coal-based industries have more ‘negative’ personality traits. Psychologists suggest this cognitive die may well have been cast at the dawn of the...
View ArticleTwitter can reveal our shared mood
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Bristol have analysed mood indicators in text from 800 million anonymous messages posted on Twitter. These tweets were found to...
View ArticleTeenagers with incontinence are at risk of underachieving at secondary school
New research has found teenagers with incontinence are at greater risk of underachieving academically, and need more support to remove barriers so they can reach their academic potential.
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