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Study: There Seems to Be a Universal Brain Response to Music
People who listened to classical music inside an fMRI machine had remarkably synchronized brain patterns that aren't seen in other contexts.
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Study: We're Closer to Identifying the Genes That Cause Laziness
Researchers bred rats that couldn't get enough of their exercise wheels -- and isolated the genes that appear to motivate them.
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Study: Google Searches Reveal Mental Health Patterns
Search terms implied that people are 24 percent less likely to consider suicide in the summer, among other seasonal fluctuations that may be useful in epidemiology for illnesses that are difficult to track.
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A Study in Deception: Psychology's Sickness
For many social scientists, deceptive research methods are accepted as a necessary evil.
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Study: 'Organic' Labels Make Food Taste Healthier
People reported that cookies and chips they believed to be organic "tasted lower in fat and calories."
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Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?
Testosterone deficiency is exceedingly less common than marketing campaigns and "you only think you feel fine" culture would have us believe.
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(Courtesy of Maria Yagoda) ADHD Is Different for Women
The standard conception of the disorder is based on studies of “hyperactive young white boys.” For females, it comes on later, and has different symptoms.
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Study: Why We Shrink With Age
Beyond the basic anatomic reasons, there are unexpected correlations -- like that people who do not complete high school seem to lose an extra centimeter, and city people shrink less.
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The Modern Female Eunuch
Historically, low levels of testosterone seemed to make eunuchs ideal negotiators. Their highly specialized and respected roles are now being filled by women.
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Study: Hand Gestures Help Us Learn Math
Gesticulation seems to drive home abstract concepts.
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Study: Women on Birth Control Pills Prefer Less Masculine Men
Women who used computers to design their ideal man saw a change in their preferred facial features after going on the pill.
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How Nature Resets Our Minds and Bodies
The research behind an understanding that natural environments refocus our attention, lessening stress and hastening healing
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Getting a Bicycle Desk
A conversation piece
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Study: Kids Who Watch 3+ Hours of TV More Likely to Lie, Cheat Later
New research says Kindergartners who watched a ton of TV were at a slightly increased risk of becoming bullies by second-grade.
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Christian Hartmann / Reuters The Internet 'Narcissism Epidemic'
Don't let popularity set your standard.
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Heart on a Canvas: Lessons From the Paintings of George W. Bush
An art therapist analyzes the most recent batch of the former president's paintings.
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Why Some Mothers Choose to Eat Their Placentas
Most other mammals do it. So did January Jones.
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Study: Knowing a Ton About Sports Doesn't Improve Your Bracket Odds
Pathological sports gamblers didn't fare any better at predicting the winners of a soccer tournament than laypersons with limited knowledge of the game.
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For Syrian Refugees, a Mental Health Emergency
A psychiatrist recounts a trip to Jordan, spreading teachable techniques in attempts to arm refugees amid a devestating crisis.
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Much Ado About Sizzurp
Rapper Lil Wayne's seizures and hospitalization highlight a double standard in hustler culture. Crack cocaine and heroin users are considered junkies. Meanwhile codeine "sizzurp" and pills are less stigmatized, but not necessarily any more benign.
