As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind
Many pin hopes on a vaccine as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily lifeCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly three quarters (72%) ...
Tag: Perception/Awareness
Avoiding ableist language in autism research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY --Ableist language is often used by autism researchers, which assumes that ...
Facemask use has lesser consequences on indicators of cognitive performance than expected
Facemasks do not impair indicators of cognitive performance when performing moderate physical work in hot environmentsCredit: Andreas Flouris A novel ...
Statistical model improves analysis of skin conductance
Credit: Sandya Subramanian/MIT Picower Institute Electrodermal activity - the sweat-induced fluctuations of skin conductance made famous in TV dramatizations of ...
Study finds yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Participants in an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course reported significant improvement in levels of pain, depression and disabilityCredit: JAOA.org Chicago--October ...
Older the person, higher the self-esteem: age differences in self-esteem in Japan
Japanese people aged 50 and older do not tend to have lower self-esteem, suggesting that trajectory of self-esteem may differ ...
People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder show brain similarities, differences
Key patterns of brain function are more pronounced with more severe symptomsCredit: UCLA Health A new UCLA study shows partially ...
As information flows through brain’s heirarchy, higher regions use higher frequency waves
Credit: Miller Lab/The Picower Institute at MIT To produce your thoughts and actions, your brain processes information in a hierarchy ...
Insights into behavior during chimney tops 2 fire could improve evacuation planning
Credit: National Park Service As global temperatures continue to rise, cities and towns not historically prone to large wildfires may ...
People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began
Study findings surprised researchers, who had expected the reverse, Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Baylor University People who did not have ...
Warning witnesses of the possibility of misinformation helps protect their memory accuracy
Findings could enhance interview procedures and protocols and help everyday memoryCredit: Jessica M. Karanian.Fairfield University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (August 31, 2020)--Warning ...
UC Riverside researcher awarded NIH grants to study mental health and opioid use
Andrew Subica will focus his research on marginalized US populationsCredit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Grants from the ...
How the brain’s internal states affect decision-making
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering's Matthew Smith and Byron Yu, along with former Ph.D. student Ben ...
When you’re smiling, the whole world really does smile with you
New insights for mental healthCredit: Unsplash From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a ...
Psychologist to study how motor development changes infants’ learning experiences
NSF-funded project at UC Riverside will involve new methods for measuring infants' daily learning experiences in the homeCredit: UC Riverside. ...
Racial and LGBT bias persists in ridesharing drivers despite mitigation efforts
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Despite efforts by ridesharing companies to eliminate or reduce discrimination, research from the Indiana ...
Electronic surveillance in couple relationships
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 13, 2020--Impaired intimacy, satisfaction, and infidelity in a romantic relationship ...
Translated tool from NCCN measures mental health ‘temperature’ of people with cancer
The NCCN Distress Thermometer enables discussion and treatment of distress as part of routine care for people with cancer. This ...
Is what I see, what I imagine? Study finds neural overlap between vision and imagination
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina find link between mental imagery and vision using artificial intelligence and human ...
New Yorkers grow more hesitant about a return to normalcy, poll shows
Employment and housing woes continueCredit: CUNY SPH New Yorkers continue to report much higher than normal rates of depression and ...
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