A person playing a first-person shooter video game like Halo or Unreal Tournament must make decisions quickly. That fast-paced decision-making, it turns out, boosts the player's visual skills but comes at a cost, according to new research: reducing the person's ability to inhibit impulsive behavior. This reduction in what is called "proactive executive control" appears to be yet another way that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior.
Researchers find a new type of cell in the brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location while navigating an unfamiliar environment.
Oxytocin, acting as a neurohormone in the brain, not only reduces background noise, but more importantly, increases the strength of desired signals.
People usually feel good when they make a charitable donation, but they feel even better if they make the donation directly to someone they know or in a way that builds social connection.
Using a mobile phone while you drive, hands free – you’re no more likely to have an accident than not using one.The researcher says that in the US hand held bans doesn’t seem to cause a reduction in crashes, but haven’t looked at the effects on crashes caused by texting. Feel like a late night snack? Sleeplessness means you’re more likely to want a pizza than a salad, this new study says. People favour unhealthy snacks when they’re sleep deprived and fMRI scans show why.
New research from Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that talking on a cellphone while driving does not increase crash risk.
Study finds red light least harmful, while blue light is worst
Adults could be at greater risk of becoming anxious and vulnerable to poor mental health if they were deprived of certain hormones while developing in the womb according to new research
A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study
LA BioMed researchers found for the first time that maternal smoking can cause the third generation of offspring to suffer from the chronic lung disease.