Neuroscience
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
A profile of 50 women who developed an eating disorder at the age of 40 or older.
Are you conducting research on emotion? Need some musical samples for evoking sadness, happiness, fear or peace? Check out this paper.
An evolutionary account of morality.
Just how much of a role does chance play in who we become friends with?
-
Emotions In Music Are Universally Recognised
Here in Britain, we all know an up-beat summer tune when we hear one, but what about other parts of the world? Perhaps our culture's summer anthem would sound to others like a soulless dirge. In fact a new study suggests this isn't the case at...
-
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Short arms and legs linked with increased susceptibility to dementia. Complaints against therapists. Introducing hedonomics: a mix of decision-making research with happiness research. The role of...
-
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Without knowledge of the position they play, women consistently rate the faces of goalkeepers and strikers as more attractive than their teammates. Cognitive scientists need to polish up on their...
-
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The paradox of declining female happiness (pdf). The cardiovascular toll of stress. Neural correlates of paedophilia. Ghost writing in the medical literature. "...because signs of their actual production...
-
Extras
Eye-catching studies that I didn't get a chance to report on in full: The personality profile of people who get bullied at work. Adults with autism are better than healthy controls at dividing their attention. The biological basis of the nocebo...
Neuroscience