FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2017·1 min readYou’ve Got Mail! Personality Differences in Email UseSending emails outside of work hours leads to added stress, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 11, 2017·4 min readPlayful People Are At An AdvantagePlayful adults are better able to reinterpret situations and reduce stress in their lives, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2017·5 min readNaughty or Nice? Personality Traits Linked to Differences in Brain StructureResearchers report on how differences in cortical anatomy relates to each of the five factors of personality.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 4, 2017·1 min readPersonality Traits ‘Contagious’ Among ChildrenA new study suggests personality is shaped by environment, not just genes and that children may have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 18, 2017·4 min readFor A Modest Personality Trait, ‘Intellectual Humility’ Packs A PunchBeing intellectually humble improves ability to make decisions and increases tolerance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 30, 2017·3 min readPrudence, Impatience and Laziness: Are These Contagious Personality Traits?According to new research, people unconsciously mimic others' prudent, lazy or impatient attitudes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 12, 2017·5 min readNeuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This WorldResearchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 15, 2017·4 min readPersonality May Change When You Drink, But Less Than You ThinkWhile most people tend to report substantive personality changes when they drink, other people see less drastic changes in their personalities between when they are sober and when they are drunk, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 6, 2017·6 min readMother’s Personality Can Affect Child’s Mental HealthAccording to researchers, mothers who express dysfunctional personality traits put their children at increased risk of developing psychological problems later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 15, 2017·2 min readScience Shows How Faces Guide, and Reflect, Our Social LivesA special edition of Current Directions in Psychological Science focuses on how our perception of faces plays a central role in our social lives.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 14, 2017·4 min readPepsi or Coke? Partner’s Choices Can Make You MiserableDuke researchers report the brands your partners choose could impact your happiness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 20, 2017·6 min readNew Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom DevelopedUCSD researchers have developed a new method to assess a person's levels of wisdom. The test, SD-WISE, uses neurobiology, as well as a psychosocial basis to measure the individual level of wisdom.Read More
