Your perception of time is not continuous and may stretch or contract with each heartbeat, new research from Cornell University suggests. “Time is a dimension of the universe and a core basis for our experience of self. Our research shows that the moment-to-moment experience of time is synchronized with, and changes with, the length of…
Category: Psychology
Most people value honesty while also admitting that it is sometimes advantageous to be dishonest. Because of this tension, people engage in behaviours that push the boundaries of honesty, such as strategically avoiding information, dodging questions, and making misleading statements. A new paper proposes a framework emphasizing how honest behaviour entails far more than the…
Are those with higher incomes happier in their daily lives? Although it seems like a simple question, previous research has produced conflicting results, leaving uncertainty about the answer. Foundational research from Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton of Princeton University, published in 2010, found that daily happiness increased as annual income increased, but above $75,000, it…
It has been known for awhile that poor sleep may increase people’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and that as the brain ages, it cannot precisely coordinate slow wave sleep spindles as well. New research adds to the growing body of evidence on sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment with the discovery of significant links between three…
According to a new study from researchers at the University of South Australia, physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications. Women who were pregnant or had just given birth, people with depression, healthy people, and people with HIV or kidney disease benefited the most. The review is the most…
According to a Rutgers study, palliative care — specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with serious illnesses such as cancer or heart failure — is unlikely to reduce psychological distress. The study combined the findings of 38 previously published studies to examine the average effect of interventions on psychological distress. The…
In a recent randomized clinical trial, exercise and mindfulness failed to improve cognitive function in older adults. For up to 18 months, researchers studied the cognitive effects of exercise, mindfulness training, or both in older adults who reported age-related memory changes but had not been diagnosed with dementia. “We know beyond any doubt that exercise…
According to a recent study by a group of psychologists and data scientists, infants are better than artificial intelligence at determining what motivates other people’s behaviour. The results show that there are important differences between cognition and computation. They also show where technology needs to improve if AI is to behave more like humans. Adults,…
“The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions…we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in…