This simple strategy can ensure a good memory, new study shows
How does our memory work, and how can we optimize its mechanisms on a daily basis? These questions are at the heart of many...
How over-controlling parents could ruin their kids’ adult life
What happens to teenagers whose parents are overbearing?
In a new study, researchers found that teens whose parents are overcontrolling struggle with relationships, and educational...
Happiness may protect you from gut problems
In a new study, researchers found that serotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain,...
Toilet paper stockpiling linked to these personality traits
In a new study, researchers found that people who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and conscientiousness were...
Why ‘playing hard to get’ may actually work
In a new study, researchers examined the effects playing hard to get, a mating strategy that is likely to instill a certain degree of...
These personality traits may affect your risk of ‘pre-dementia’
In a new study, researchers found that some common personality traits may affect people’s risk of developing pre-dementia conditions.
The research was conducted by a...
What we can’t see can help us find things
Anyone who's ever tried to find something in a hurry knows how helpful it is to think about the lost item's color, size and...
Web of psychological cues may tempt people to reveal more online
While most people will say they are extremely concerned with their online privacy, previous experiments have shown that, in practice, users readily divulge privacy...
6 phrases to help your child’s emotional development
Emotional competence is an important life skill. Children with a high level of emotional competence, tend to have more friends, do better at school,...
Panic buying ahead of coronavirus pandemic: irrational or prudent thinking
If you were stranded on a desert island and could only access one item – would you choose toilet paper?
Fears that coronavirus COVID-19 will...