New Detailed Look at the Neuroscience of Placebo Effects
A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatment to alleviate pain is due to…
A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatment to alleviate pain is due to…
Parents may fear that if their high school student isn’t motivated to do well in classes, there’s nothing that will change that. But a new…
Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team…
Researchers release large dataset on machine learning-based brain training. In recent years, researchers have discovered ways to remove specific fears from the brain, increase one’s…
A new study published in Scientific Reports revealed that dogs understand the relationship between their body and the environment in a problem solving task. The researchers…
For centuries, humans have blamed the moon for our moods, accidents, and even natural disasters. But new research indicates that our planet’s celestial companion impacts…
When people pause before replying to a question, even for just a few seconds, their answers are perceived to be less sincere and credible than…
Fragrances – promising mystery, intrigue, and forbidden thrills – are blended by master perfumers, their recipes kept secret. In a new study on the sense…
It is no secret that U.S. politics is polarized. An experiment conducted by MIT researchers now shows just how deeply political partisanship directly influences people’s…
In your quest for true love and that elusive happily ever after, are you waiting for the “right” person to come along, or do you…
On the outskirts of some small Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, a few volunteer guards keep watch along roads blocked by makeshift…
Faster speech rate, greater intensity in the middle of the word, and falling pitch at the end of the word: that is the prosody[1] to…
Findings suggest economically vulnerable households need to leave the house more to work. As case rates of COVID-19 reach new heights across the nation, many…
The Strange Impact of the First Consumer Review If you’re about to buy something online and its only customer review is negative, you’d probably reconsider…
Considering the greater good by social distancing during a pandemic turns out to have an attractive personal benefit: A new study has found that staying…
Humans continuously observe and evaluate interactions between third parties to decide with whom to interact in the future. But it is difficult to measure what…
Current reforms to end the ‘rat race’ between scientists can help; but are they enough? Science is society’s best method for understanding the world. Yet…
Seasonal variation may be explained by new year’s resolutions. Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average at the…