Fish and humans are alike in visual stimuli perception — Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 4, 2019 - Humans, fish and, most likely, other species rely on identical visual features ...
Tag: Social/Behavioral Science
Everything in moderation
Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have economic, ecological and environmental benefitsCredit: George Furey/UMN In efforts to curb our ...
The future of minority health and health disparities research is here
Credit: NIMHD Health disparities have persisted, despite extensive research and a decades-long mandate to eliminate them. Thus, the National Institute ...
Looking to choose a healthy post-workout snack? Decide early, study says
Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln You've just exercised for an hour, tracking the burned calories with a sense of ...
Mean streets: Self-driving cars will 'cruise' to avoid paying to park
Autonomous vehicles 'have every incentive to create havoc,' transportation planner saysCredit: UC Santa Cruz If you think traffic in city ...
Medical cannabis relieves symptoms in children with autism
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 31, 2019 - In a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under, ...
A new kind of thinking cap: Using brain imaging to improve personalized learning
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute computer science professor has received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to use computer science ...
How a one-hour 'planting party' lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison
Credit: Toews et al Both the study's idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated ...
Data show no evidence that teens' social media use predicts depression over time
Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms, according to ...
New study shows how vegans, vegetarians and omnivores feel about eating insects
Credit: Vilma Lehtovaara Many non-vegan vegetarians and omnivores are open to including insects in their diet. For vegans, however, that ...
Want healthier eating habits? Start with a workout
Credit: University of Texas at Austin In the latest evidence that it's worth sticking to your health-focused New Year's resolutions, ...
Your body image is impacted by those around you
Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, ...
New strategy expands the benefits of Internet-delivered CBT
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have experimented with a new adaptive treatment strategy for Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) ...
Does the 'buddy system' approach to weight loss work?
A new research study says, yes, but it's not that simple Key Takeaways: Peer dynamics can help or hinder individual ...
Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use, study shows
Credit: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD). (Used with permission) Public transportation systems provide numerous economic benefits for a community. An ...
Do bigger brains equal smarter dogs? New study offers answers
Bigger dogs, with larger brains, perform better on certain measures of intelligence than their smaller canine counterparts, according to a ...
Sleep, mood affect how 'in control' older adults feel
Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older ...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T? LGBT views on police legitimacy and authority
New study uncovers LGBT perceptions of legitimacy, authority and justice in law enforcementCredit: Florida Atlantic University Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ...
Common test for mental health understanding is biased
RMET test is biased against less educated, less intelligent and certain ethnic and racial minoritiesCredit: Dodell-Feder et al. and University ...
Brain biomarkers could help identify those at risk of severe PTSD
NIH-funded study links brain activity related to associative learning with PTSD symptom severity A study has shed light on the ...