Presenting facts as 'consensus' bridges conservative-liberal divide over...
New evidence shows that ‘social fact’ highlighting expert consensus shifts perceptions across US political spectrum – particularly among highly educated conservatives. Facts that encourage agreement...
View ArticleSee, understand and experience the work of the future
Fraunhofer IAO to launch hands-on activities relating to the Science Year showcasing the “Working Life of the Future”
View ArticleAction games expand the brain’s cognitive abilities
The human brain is malleable - it learns and adapts. Numerous research studies have focused on the impact of action video games on the brain by measuring cognitive abilities, such as perception,...
View ArticleLes jeux d’action développent les capacités cognitives du cerveau
Le cerveau est malléable : il apprend et s’adapte. De nombreuses recherches se sont alors intéressées à l’impact des jeux vidéo d’action sur les compétences cognitives du cerveau humain, telles que la...
View ArticleSport goods sales form the core of the sport business in Europe
The private sport sector is becoming more and more important in Europe, although the state, municipalities and voluntary non-profit sport organizations are still the main producers of sport services....
View ArticleWhat Role Can Schools Play in Preventing and Responding to Teen Dating Violence?
A nationwide study of school principals has shown that while the majority had assisted a victim of teen dating violence (TDV) recently, most of them had never received formal training in this area and...
View ArticleUtilization of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services is one focus of...
The utilization of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services and the health of single parents are the two main topics of the current issue 4/2017 of the Journal of Health Monitoring. How frequently...
View ArticleNoise sensitivity visible in brain structures
A new study suggests that noise sensitivity can be seen in the grey matter volume of brain structures linked to emotional and interoceptive processing.
View ArticleUn estudio analiza por primera vez los efectos del tramadol, un potente...
Investigadores de la Universidad de Granada publican el primer ensayo clínico aleatorizado sobre los efectos de este medicamento analgésico en el rendimiento deportivo y cognitivo.
View ArticleNHS could save £200m a year and improve patient satisfaction, new research...
New research by academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that NHS Trusts in England could save more than £200 million a year by managing staff well. The report, published today by the...
View ArticleVoices and emotions: the forehead is the key
Gestures and facial expressions betray our emotional state but what about our voices? How does simple intonation allow us to decode emotions – on the telephone, for example? By observing neuronal...
View ArticleVoix et émotions: la clé est dans le front
La gestuelle et les expressions faciales trahissent notre état émotionnel, mais qu’en est-il de la voix ? Comment une simple intonation permet-elle de décoder nos émotions, par exemple au téléphone ?...
View ArticleResearchers Induced a Form of Synaesthesia with Hypnosis
Hypnosis can alter the way certain individuals information process information in their brain. A new phenomenon was identified by researchers from the University of Skövde in Sweden and the University...
View ArticleDesarrollan un programa para mejorar el bienestar psicológico de las personas...
El Laboratorio de Psicología y Tecnología de la Universitat Jaume I de Castellón y la Universitat de València (Labpsitec), coordinado por las catedráticas Cristina Botella y Rosa Baños, ha desarrollado...
View ArticleDesenvolupen un programa per millorar el benestar psicològic de les persones...
El Laboratori de Psicologia i Tecnologia de la Universitat Jaume I de Castelló i la Universitat de València (Labpsitec), coordinat per les catedràtiques Cristina Botella i Rosa Baños, ha desenvolupat...
View ArticleStudent organizations offer untapped leadership opportunities
College students know participation in a student organization looks good on a resume. But, according to a University of Illinois leadership researcher, student organizations also offer a wealth of...
View ArticleNorwegian equality measures criticised by experts
Norway met criticism in the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for its lack of efforts on matters of gender equality. There is now a hope that the critique may contribute...
View ArticleSovereign debt in the twentieth century
A scientific network involving the economic historian Junior Professor Julia Rischbieter from the University of Konstanz examines the significance and effects of sovereign debt by investigating the...
View ArticleBehavioural problems linked to basic skills of primary school pupils
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland have recognised that children with externalising behaviour problems have difficulties working in learning situations at school.
View ArticleInsight into how infants learn to walk
Ten-week-old babies can learn from practising walking months before they begin walking themselves. Researchers gave the infants experience at “reflex walking” which is a primitive instinct in babies...
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