Tag: psychology

Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

Following a friend leads to unsafe driving behavior ...

Read More

Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

Read More

Oi Miseryguts! Are Familiar Faces Happier Faces?

Familiar faces look happier than unfamiliar ones ...

Read More

Woman of Substances (Jenny Valentish)

Addiction isn’t gender neutral, and neither is mental health....

Read More

Alexander the Really, Really Great: How Important is Charisma in a Leader?

Charismatic leaders: Too much of a good thing? ...

Read More

Making People Feel Bad… can be GOOD for them?

Making people feel bad can be a strategy for helping them ...

Read More

Energy Drinks? Screentime? What’s Keeping young Adults Awake at Night?

Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality ...

Read More

Where is the Duende? Frack Language, Frack Self

When we frack language, we tear apart the core of self...

Read More

The Force is Strong in You. No, Really!

Humans rely more on 'inferred' visual objects than 'real' ones ...

Read More

What’s Your Drunk Personality?

Your personality may change when you drink, but less than you think ...

Read More

Just Say No! Why Rejection is Good For You

Jobs, relationships, school: Better a 'no' than no answer at all ...

Read More

Smile if You Want to Look Older (But Less Fun)

Smile and the world thinks you're older: Study ...

Read More

They Might Be Dragons! Inventing Trauma for Population Control

State manufactured fear is a phantom which can never be fought. But it can be ignored....

Read More

Mastering Fear: A User Guide

What if fear could be used not as a wall, but as a gate? ...

Read More

‘With Deep Regret’ (for about ten minutes): Teachers’ Resignation Letters

Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education ...

Read More

Scary Moment? Set Brain to ‘BRAVE’ for Fear Management

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels...

Read More

Pop Music: Whatever Happened to the Intro

Short attention spans inspire intros that are 4 times shorter, study finds...

Read More

Play the Body: Screenwriting for Visceral Viewing

Good screenwriting prompts reactions in the body as well as the mind. How so?...

Read More

Visceral Viewing: Screenwriting for the Human Brain(s)

Effective screenwriters not only aim for psychological effect - they seek to create 'visceral viewing'....

Read More

Shared Pain, Shared Gain: The Science of Sacrifice

Power of shared pain triggers extreme self-sacrifice ...

Read More

Let Me Think, But Not Much: Screenwriting and the Brain(s)

100 Problems, but as long as they're someone else's, we're locked to our seats....

Read More

Shake Your Inner Monkey: Movie Screenwriting and The Limbic Brain

Sex, Politics, Celebrity: What's on your monkey mind?...

Read More

Caress Your Inner Bunny (or We’ll Boil It): Movie Plotting and Psychology

You want to write a killer plot? Feed the croc, snuggle the bunny and give the monkey a promotion...

Read More

New Tongues for Old. Learning, and losing a second language

CUNY linguist measures brain dynamics in second language users....

Read More

Neurocinematic Testing – The Applications

We know that certain stimuli can provoke certain reactions. How can we use that knowledge though? ...

Read More

Recycle Your Stories for Better Friendship

To please your friends, tell them what they already know ...

Read More

Reducing Phobia Works Best With Brief Exposure (Unless You’re Frightened of Exposed Briefs)

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia ...

Read More

Hunting the Inner Crocodile: Neurocinematic Methods

Unleash your inner crocodile (but only after you've bought the popcorn)...

Read More

Staggering Scenes: The Fine Art of Neurocinematic Studies

On the treadmill, no-one can hide. New techniques of pre-testing audience response...

Read More

How to Cope With Your Emotional Hangover

Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? NYU researchers find that there is ...

Read More

Our weekly newsletter

Sign up to get updates on articles, interviews and events.