Higher conscientiousness may protect cognitive functions in older people
Our aging brains collect tangles and sticky plaques that can interfere with our cognition and memory.
But in a recent study published in the Journal of...
This personality trait can help you live longer
In a recent study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, researchers found for the first time that the immune system directly links personality to the...
New study offers insight into how people make aesthetic judgments
Do you like the thick brush strokes and soft color palettes of an impressionist painting such as those by Claude Monet?
Or do you prefer...
These 2 personality traits may protect you from Alzheimer’s disease and more
In a recent study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, researchers found that certain personality traits can protect brain structures against neuro-degeneration.
They found people who...
This personality trait may signal big risk of schizophrenia
In a recent study published in Psychiatry Research, researchers found that people with inhibited temperament may have a higher risk of schizophrenia.
They suggest that inhibited...
What happens in the brain when we imagine the future?
In quiet moments, the brain likes to wander—to the events of tomorrow, an unpaid bill, an upcoming vacation.
Despite little external stimulation in these instances,...
This personality trait linked to heart attack death, study finds
In a new study from the University of Tennessee, researchers found that heart attack patients who are sarcastic or irritable could be putting their...
Physicists reveal how motion can be generated by frustration
When two people want different things, frustration is inevitable.
But these non-reciprocal interactions can also occur not just between people, but in the natural world.
In...
Mimes help us ‘see’ objects that don’t exist
When we watch a mime seemingly pull rope, climb steps, or try to escape that infernal box, we don't struggle to recognize the implied...
This personality trait linked to Parkinson’s disease
In a new study from the Florida State University, researchers found that the personality trait neuroticism is consistently associated with a higher risk of...