Tourism and hospitality firms that score highly for leadership and cultural values see higher staff satisfaction, according to a new study by the University of […]
Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ level of enthusiasm for business pitches
When it comes to pitching business ideas to potential investors, an entrepreneur’s excitement and enthusiasm can be the difference between dreams taking shape or ultimately […]
Flexibility of working memory from random connections
A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memory. Working memory is your […]
Six against loneliness
The UK has since Wednesday, a Minister, to deal with the issue of loneliness. Politicians of the CDU and the SPD are calling for, to […]
What do traumatized children need
What happened to the little German Boy on the island of Tenerife, is in its scale that it is hardly comprehensible. For several hours he […]
Psychedelic drug MDMA may reawaken ‘critical period’ in brain to help treat PTSD
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists have found that the psychedelic drug MDMA reopens a kind of window, called a “critical period,” when the brain is sensitive to […]
When cash is your enemy: Money in hand makes it harder to save for the future
Researchers have known for years that parting from cash can be a psychologically painful experience for many people — much more so than spending money […]
Want to increase staff loyalty? You’ll need to be seen as important, new research suggests
Offering praise and having a good working relationship isn’t always enough to engender loyalty from staff — employees also need to feel that the relationship […]
Thanking and apologizing: Talk that isn’t cheap
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 […]
Sick of doing Stress – the warning signs
Everyone is familiar with Stress. But when he is unhealthy? To recognize this, rarely succeeds. Actually, Stress has the task to prepare body and mind […]
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 […]
People who cunningly use cooperation and egoism are ‘unbeatable’
Cooperating with other people makes many things easier. However, competition is also a characteristic aspect of our society. In their struggle for contracts and positions, […]
Train the brain to form good habits through repetition
You can hack your brain to form good habits — like going to the gym and eating healthily — simply by repeating actions until they […]
Bioethicists call for oversight of consumer ‘neurotechnologies’ with unproven benefits: Penn bioethicist proposes a working group to study and monitor poorly regulated products, predicted to top $3 billion by 2020
The marketing of direct-to-consumer “neurotechnologies” can be enticing: apps that diagnose a mental state, and brain devices that improve cognition or “read” one’s emotional state. […]