QWERTY Keyboard Leads to Feelings about Words
Words with more letters on the right side of a QWERTY keyboard are thought of more positively than are words primarily typed on the left side. Sophie Bushwick reports
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Smells Like Old Times
Our sense of smell sways our memories and thoughts
Chimp Cops Arbitrate Disputes
High-ranking chimps in a group break up scuffles and keep the peace. Karen Hopkin reports
The Nuts and Bolts of Emotional Sobriety
When to engage with negative feelings and when to ignore them
The Inspiration Paradox: Your Best Creative Time Is Not When You Think
Morning people have more insights in the evening. Night owls have their breakthroughs in the morning
Virtuous Behaviors Sanction Later Sins
People are quick to treat themselves after a good deed or healthy act
Hunger Affects What We See
When our body needs something, like food, the brain tends to open a fast track for perceiving that specific thing. Christie Nicholson reports
This Is What a Scientist Looks Like
A new Web site attempts to dispel a pervasive stereotype
Caffeine Disrupts Sleep for Morning People, but Not Night Owls
The researchers said this is the first study to link caffeine intake with "chronotype," which classifies people by the time of day they are most alert and active
Your Sexual Brain
The Evolution of Sex, Sexual Circuitry, Relationships & Sex Crimes
Structured Unlearning: Marijuana May Impair Memory via the Brain's Non-Firing Cells
A new study suggests that pot makes users forgetful by binding not to neurons but to the brain's supporting glial cells called astrocytes
You Have a Hive Mind
There is a deep connection between the way your brain and a swarm of bees arrives at a decision
Teen Brain Takes Biggest Sports Hits
The teen brain suffers more long-term damage from concussions than does the child or adult brain. Katherine Harmon reports
How Exercise Jogs the Brain
Physical activity boosts cognition by improving neurons' power supply
Making Sense of the World, Several Senses at a Time
Sensory cross talk helps us navigate the world
What Doctors Don't Understand about Anesthesia
Researchers suggest a theory of "neural inertia" to explain a puzzle about how patients emerge from unconsciousness
Subtle Multisensory Clues Reveal Other People's Emotions
Good social skills depend on picking up on other people's moods--a feat the brain performs by combining numerous sensory clues
Dehydration Affects Women's Moods
Two recent studies find that dehydration not only affects your body but your mood as well. Christie Nicholson reports
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