Yearly Archives: 2015

Psychology journal bans P values : Nature News & Comment.

In workplaces, research from Adam Grant, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School shows that “givers” - people who help others without seeking anything in return - are more successful in the long term than “takers” - [...]

Depression often feels inescapable because of the never-ending current of negative thoughts, which exhaust and impair you via Depression Impairs Working Memory: Negative Thoughts Leave You With 'No Room To Think'.

In making the break from an energy vampire, you can sometimes miss their financial or strategic support in a business context, or the security and comfort in a personal one. But once you remove people who drain you physically, emotionally, [...]

Most of the time, we learn only gradually, incrementally building connections between actions or events and outcomes. But there are exceptions—every once in a while, something happens and we immediately learn to associate that stimulus with a result. For example, [...]

If you’re hoping to win an argument this week, try talking neuro-gibberish. Irrelevant neuroscience information – or “neurobabble” – makes for the most convincing scientific explanations Source: How to win any argument: pseudo-scientific neuro-gibberish | Science | The Guardian

Buddhist moral psychology represents a distinctive contribution to contemporary moral discourses. Most Western ethicists neglect to problematize perception at all, and few suggest that ethical engagement begins with perception. But this is a central idea in Buddhist moral theory. Human [...]

Have you ever experienced a positive feeling or sensation when listening to a particular genre of music? If so, you are certainly not alone as research into the psychology of music has shown that melody can have a huge impact [...]

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that neurons are risk takers: They use minor "DNA surgeries" to toggle their activity levels all day, every day. Since these activity levels are important in learning, memory and brain disorders, the researchers think their [...]

What prompts neurological disorders in children is “very complex,” notes Frederica Perera. Adding to the challenge of disentangling the various contributing factors is that while research on—and regulation of—chemicals typically looks at one substance at a time, people are exposed [...]