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Dinner With the in-Laws: Why Does Knowing How Long a Bad Experience Will Last Make It Worse?
May 9, 2011 — Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study. But people usually predict the opposite ... > full story -
EEG Headset With Flying Harness Lets Users 'Fly' by Controlling Their Thoughts
May 5, 2011 — Students have created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to "fly" by controlling their thoughts. The "Infinity Simulator" will make its debut with ... > full story -
More Than 20 Percent of Atheist Scientists Are 'Spiritual', Study Finds
May 5, 2011 — More than 20 percent of atheist scientists are spiritual, according to new research. Though the general public marries spirituality and religion, the study found that spirituality is a separate idea ... > full story -
Musicians' Brains Highly Developed
May 5, 2011 — New research shows that musicians' brains are highly developed in a way that makes the musicians alert, interested in learning, disposed to see the whole picture, calm, and playful. The same traits ... > full story -
Neurorobotics Reveals Brain Mechanisms of Self-Consciousness
April 27, 2011 — A new study uses creative engineering to unravel brain mechanisms associated with one of the most fundamental subjective human feelings: self-consciousness. The research identifies a brain region ... > full story -
Meditation May Help the Brain 'Turn Down the Volume' on Distractions
April 21, 2011 — The positive effects of mindfulness meditation on pain and working memory may result from an improved ability to regulate a crucial brain wave called the alpha rhythm. This rhythm is thought to "turn ... > full story -
Different Views of God May Influence Academic Cheating
April 20, 2011 — Belief in God doesn't deter a person from cheating on a test, unless that God is seen as a mean, punishing one, researchers ... > full story -
Integrative Medicine, Spirituality Improves Outcomes in Urban Adolescents With Asthma, Study Suggests
April 14, 2011 — A new study shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using spiritual coping and often use complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like ... > full story -
Increased Life Expectancy Discourages Religious Participation, Research Finds
April 10, 2011 — Churches will continue to attract older congregations as increasing life expectancy encourages people to put off involvement in religion, according to new ... > full story -
Demystifying Meditation: Brain Imaging Illustrates How Meditation Reduces Pain
April 5, 2011 — Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research. For the study, healthy volunteers who had never meditated learned a meditation technique known as focused ... > full story
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