Tag: Psychology

Online retail prices mystery. An innovative study by an MIT economist found that in 10 major countries, companies sell their wares at the same...

For people with obesity, the brain's reward system may be operating differently than those who are not obese. Credit: © Jocelyn & Cathy / Flickr As...

Cooperation -- between family members, friends, coworkers and even governments around the world -- is viewed as a cornerstone of human society. But not...

You may not be anonymous as you think you are online; reveals a new study published on Frontiers in ICT. Your browsing behavior can...

From an evolutionary perspective, conditional mating strategies helped our ancestors maximize their reproductive success. Credit: © Keoni Cabral / Flickr Our romantic choices are not...

Let's say you've just found a nice jacket in a store and are deciding whether to buy it. It's a little pricey, so should...

Children's brains are far more engaged by their mother's voice than by voices of women they do not know, a new study from the...

You walk into a room and suddenly your brain goes fuzzy with an overwhelming wave of familiarity -- although this is a totally new...

EPFL scientists propose a new way of understanding of how the brain processes unconscious information into our consciousness. According to the model, consciousness arises...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can alter our language processing, allowing for faster comprehension of meaningful word combinations, according to new research. How the human...

Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to a new study from The University of Texas at...