Psychology

Debi Austin Dies: The Psychology of Quitting Smoking

February 28, 2013, 1:30 pm

Fear of the devastating health hazards of smoking stops many from starting, but fear combine with hope is the motivation many long term smokers need to quit.

New Memories Form Better After Removing Old Info

February 5, 2013, 11:00 am

Learning becomes harder as we get older due to a reduced ability to filter out old memories, according to new international research.

Going, Going, Gone: The Where and Why of Memory Erasure

February 1, 2013, 9:00 am

If you could erase your memories, which ones would you choose?

Google Glass: Augmenting Minds or Helping Us Sleepwalk?

January 31, 2013, 1:31 pm

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google along with Larry Page, was photographed recently on the New York subway wearing Google Glass, the company’s latest offering to augment your [...]

Teen Cannabis Use Lowers IQ, Despite Claims to Contrary

January 18, 2013, 3:30 pm

A new study questions the conclusion of a paper from last year that was widely seen as greatly strengthening the evidence that regular cannabis use beginning in adolescence [...]

The Connection Between Memory and Sleep

January 18, 2013, 3:00 pm

Researchers found information can be better retained with reinforcing stimuli delivered during sleep.

Chimpanzees Know How to Play Fair

January 16, 2013, 3:00 pm

When playing the Ultimatum Game, chimpanzees can figure out how to cooperate with their partners and share the rewards like humans do.

Goose Bumps Reveal People’s True Feelings

January 15, 2013, 3:30 pm

People tend to get goose bumps when they experience cold or strong emotions, and the response is usually involuntary, thus acting acting as a genuine indicator of emotional [...]

Songbirds May Experience Music Like We Do

January 1, 2013, 9:00 pm

Scientists have long debated whether birdsong is really music, but no one asked the birds how they felt about it until now.

Video Gaming Addiction Can Control Your Thoughts

December 27, 2012, 3:00 pm

A psychology researcher from Australia has collected some of the first scientific evidence that video gaming can be addictive in a way similar to gambling and alcohol.