FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 28, 2023·5 min readEcho Chambers Amplified: How CNN and Fox News Fuel America’s PolarizationResearchers utilized AI and natural language processing to analyze 10 years of broadcasts and tweets from CNN and Fox News, revealing a surge in partisan and inflammatory language. The study shows that the media language influences public debates on social media, creating divisive echo chambers.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 12, 2022·5 min readDoes Media Exposure Influence an Individual’s Risk of Radicalization?Exposure to radicalized content online, both active and passive, was associated with a more meaningful relationship with radicalization.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 3, 2021·5 min readWho’s More Susceptible to Believing Falsehoods?Study reveals conservatives are less able to distinguish political truths from falsehoods, and the glut of right-wing media organizations producing politically incorrect content is likely to blame.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 19, 2020·3 min readRising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media ConsumptionResearchers link the rise in acute stress and depression rates in the U.S to multiple stressors, such as unemployment and coronavirus-related media consumption.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 15, 2019·4 min readSocial Threat Learning Influences DecisionsStudy reveals social learning via oral communication or video can affect human behavior and decision making just as strongly as personal experience. The findings shed light on why people may sometimes make irrational decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 12, 2018·6 min readWhat Mass Shootings do to Those Not Shot: Social Consequences of Gun ViolenceResearchers report on the social and psychological consequences exposure to mass shootings have on survivors, first responders and the community as a whole.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 7, 2016·5 min readPsychology Study Reveals Secret to Happy Sex LifeResearchers reveal the secret to a fulfilling sex life in a long term relationship is the belief that it takes hard work and effort.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 31, 2016·3 min readLong Term Fright Reaction Extends Beyond Scary Movies and TV ShowsResearchers report scary movies can have a residual anxiety effect years after people watch them.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 11, 2016·3 min read9/11 Impacted Mental Health Far Beyond US BordersA new study reports on the impact of the events of 9/11 on the mental health of people in Denmark.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 4, 2016·3 min read‘Media Contagion’ a Factor in Mass ShootingsResearchers call on the media to deny mass shooters the fame they seek.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 20, 2016·5 min readWhat the New York Times Gets Wrong About PTSDA new study examines how an influential news paper has portrayed PTSD since the diagnosis was added to the DSM-III in 1980 to the present day.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 10, 2014·5 min readNew Study Examines Impact of Violent Media on the BrainResearchers report exposure to violent media causes different brain activity in people with different aggression levels.Read More