Save
Email
Print
Share
RSS
Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain, Research Shows
Newly formed emotional
memories can be erased from
the human brain, according
to new research. The
findings may represent a
breakthrough in research on
... > full story
Playground Peers Can Predict Adult Personalities
Even on the playground, our
friends know us better than
we know ourselves. New
research has revealed that
your childhood peers from
grade school may be able to
... > full story
Brain Study Reveals the Roots of Chocolate Temptations
Researchers have new
evidence in rats to explain
how it is that chocolate
candies can be so completely
irresistible. The urge to
overeat such deliciously
... > full story
'Psychopaths' Have an Impaired Sense of Smell, Study Suggests
A new study suggests that a
poor sense of smell may be a
marker for psychopathic
traits. ... > full story
Stay up to date!
Get all of ScienceDaily's Psychology headlines automatically delivered to you every day by subscribing for free via:
Browse News Stories
1 to 10 of 11,241 stories
view headlines only
-
How Do We Make Moral Judgments? Insights from Psychological Science
September 21, 2012 — New research provides intriguing insights into some of the factors that influence how we make moral ... > full story -
Psychology Can Explain and Improve Bad Classroom Behavior
September 21, 2012 — A new monograph brings together evidence from psychological research to help readers understand the causes of anti-social behavior and what can be done to curb ... > full story -
Brain: Multiple Contacts Are Key to Synapse Formation
September 21, 2012 — Multiple synaptic contacts between nerve cells facilitate the creation of a new contact, as neuroscientists report. An integral mechanism of memory foundation is the formation of additional contacts ... > full story -
The More People Rely on Their Intuitions, the More Cooperative They Become
September 19, 2012 — Researchers trying to answer an age-old question about human goodness have found evidence for a "cooperation reflex." They show that when self-interest goes up against the common good, our intuitions ... > full story -
Medication Effective in Treating Social Withdrawal in Fragile X and Potentially Autism Patients
September 19, 2012 — An investigational compound that targets the core symptoms of fragile X syndrome is effective for addressing the social withdrawal and challenging behaviors characteristic of the condition, making it ... > full storyMore: -
Many Parents Believe That Letting Young Children Taste Alcohol Discourages Later Use
September 19, 2012 — One in four mothers believe that letting young children taste alcohol may discourage them from drinking in adolescence and 40 percent believe that not allowing children to taste alcohol will only ... > full story -
Human Brains Share a Consistent Genetic Blueprint and Possess Enormous Biochemical Complexity
September 19, 2012 — Human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity, according to new research. The findings stem from the first deep and large-scale analysis of the vast ... > full story -
Your Memory Is Like the Telephone Game, Altered With Each Retelling
September 19, 2012 — Your memory is a lot like the telephone game, according to a new study. Every time you remember an event from the past, your brain networks change in ways that can alter the later recall of the ... > full story -
Weight Gain Worry for Stressed Black Girls: Stress and Weight More Strongly Linked in Black Girls Than White Counterparts
September 19, 2012 — Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? Higher levels of stress over 10 years predict greater increases in body weight ... > full story -
Preemies' Brains Reap Long-Term Benefits from Kangaroo Mother Care
September 19, 2012 — Kangaroo Mother Care -- a technique in which a breastfed premature infant remains in skin-to-skin contact with the parent's chest rather than being placed in an incubator -- has lasting positive ... > full story
Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter,
and Google +1:
Other bookmarking and sharing tools:
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 124,361
more 
