New study by UC Riverside psychologist Sara C. Mednick may explain why sleep improves memory

“Stories about vaccine harms can influence vaccine acceptance even when people don’t completely believe them," researcher says

Ability to slow, calm reaction to triggers for binges could be key for people trying to moderate addictive behaviors

“How does it ‘feel’ to interact behaviorally with a machine?” To answer that question, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner in real-time.

People with the disorder spend an average of 60% of their waking time in an imaginary world which they themselves have created

Astronauts who experience Earth from orbit often report feelings of awe and wonder, of being transformed by what they describe as the magic such a perspective brings

Brain biometrics are appealing because they are cancellable and cannot be stolen by malicious means the way a finger or retina can

Study suggests same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition

The women in this research also performed worse on a math test and tended to show less identification with math

Is first study to examine how stereotypes of scientists overlap with stereotypes of men