Why People Avoid Compassion When It Feels Too Hard
Summary: When given the choice, people often avoid feeling compassion because they perceive it as mentally effortful. Source: Penn State Compassion helps…
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Seeing Fear in Others Rewires Your Brain
Summary: New research shows that witnessing fear in others can alter brain circuitry, increasing vulnerability to stress-related psychological conditions. Source: Virginia Tech.…
Closed-Loop Sleep Stimulation Boosts Learning and Memory
Summary: Researchers report that applying transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) during sleep can accelerate learning, improve memory consolidation, and enhance skill acquisition.…
Chromosome 19 Reveals How X Chromosomes Stay Active
Chromosome 19 May Harbor a Repressor That Controls X Chromosome Activation Summary: New findings may help explain why slightly more males than…
Why Sleep Quality Matters for Children’s Grades
Study finds link between sleep quality and schoolchildren’s grades in math and language Getting children to bed at a consistent hour is…
Early Infant Behavior Predicts Later Adult Cognitive Ability
Summary: A new longitudinal study shows that simple cognitive assessments in infancy can modestly predict cognitive ability three decades later. Researchers followed…
Suicide Deaths Spike During Full Moon Week
Summary: Deaths by suicide rose significantly during the week of a full moon, particularly among people aged 55 and older. The study…
Schadenfreude or Sympathy? Views on Anti-Vaxxers and COVID
Summary: A recent study examines how people respond when individuals who publicly opposed COVID-19 vaccines become ill or die from the disease.…
Rhythmic Brain Waves Track Memories as They Form
EEG electrodes capture electrical oscillations as a remembered object is encoded and held in memory. Researchers at the University of Oregon have…
Need a Mental Break? How to Unplug from Your Smartphone
Summary: New research indicates that using a cell phone during short breaks from mentally demanding tasks is more cognitively taxing than previously…
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