We place a high value on teaching children to say “thank you” and “I’m sorry.” As adults, these simple words are central to many social […]
Daylight savings sees ‘sleepy consumers’ with a wider variety in their shopping carts
A recent study from the UBC Sauder School of Business found that sleepier consumers reach for more variety at their local stores to help them […]
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a mechanism that […]
How listening to music ‘significantly impairs’ creativity
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of Central […]
Hearing and deaf infants process information differently
Differences in cognitive development between hearing and deaf children start in infancy, according to new research by The Ohio State University College of Medicine published […]
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida: DNA variants in IRF6 linked to this common birth defect
Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such […]
Nudging does not necessarily improve decisions
Nudging, the concept of influencing people’s behavior without imposing rules, bans or coercion, is an idea that government officials and marketing specialists alike are keen […]
How words get an emotional meaning
Many objects and people in everyday life have an emotional meaning. A pair of wool socks, for example, has an emotional value if it was […]
Touch can produce detailed, lasting memories
Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don’t intend to memorize the object’s details, according to findings […]
Why modest goals are so appealing: Achieving a small incremental goal is perceived as easier — and more satisfying — than maintaining the status quo
Thanks to a quirk in the way our brain evaluates goals, people feel it’s easier to achieve a small incremental goal than to maintain the […]