How does the brain suppress the urge to act, such as waiting for the starter pistol to leap out of the starter blocks? Suppressing the…
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A new study challenges prevalent theories about human capacity to solve complex problems and how certain mental disorders influence it. How good are people at…
According to new research, companies that use a business case to justify their diversity efforts, such as suggesting that becoming more diverse will help the…
Retailers sometimes use the decoy effect to maximize the sales of a particular product or option. Every retailer is interested in increasing their turnover or…
The end of the month is here again and, with it, the credit card bill. It’s higher than you thought it would be, and you…
Researchers have created an algorithm that can predict on average eight weeks in advance whether students will terminate their studies. Social science researchers at the…
Do you ever find yourself jumping from one line to another at the supermarket, only to find out you would have been better in the…
There are strong correlations between what we eat and how we feel, according to the relatively new field of nutritional psychiatry, and healthy food is…
Two subadult Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago in proximity. They share a strong friendship bond. Credit: Dr. Lauren JN Brent Researchers from Penn, Inserm, and…
Children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers asked children aged 9-11 about the moral…
These maps illustrate shifts in smuggling operations over time to different African ports. Each solid dot represents an ivory seizure in that country. Blue lines…
Howler monkeys p[laying. Credit: Norberto Asensio Play amongst adult howler monkeys increases during competitive foraging. New research has discovered that adult howler monkeys use play…
A leading ecologist from the University of St Andrews calls for coordinated action to investigate the environmental impacts of humanity’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Research reveals links between the irritability, explosive rage, and unstable moods that have grown more common in recent years, and a lack of micronutrients that…
Roxy and Thea from the community of about 45 chimpanzees living in Loango national park in Gabon, being investigated by the Ozouga chimpanzee project led…
Behavioral interventions targeting social anxiety must be adapted to treat loneliness. Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according…
Roxy and Thea from the community of about 45 chimpanzees living in Loango national park in Gabon, being investigated by the Ozouga chimpanzee project led…
Men twice as likely to fall victim, with young people, Black, and Native American women, and LGBTQ individuals also at high risk. During the pandemic…
To Keep or Not To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions? New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New…