It sounds a bit like science fiction, but a group of researchers from Dartmouth College were able to observe students’ brain activity to predict their future behavior.
Body & Mind
How ‘Bring Your Dog to Work’ Days Could Lower Stress
A study finds that your four-legged companion can be a great stress reliever at work and encourage better relationships with co-workers too
In the Brain, Broken Hearts Hurt Like Broken Bones
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can hurt just as much.
New Diagnosis in Teen Tic Disorder: What Is PANDAS?
A doctor says the Le Roy teens’ mysterious tic disorder may have been set off by strep infection.
The Le Roy Teen Mystery: How to Treat Mass Psychogenic Illness
A psychologist talks about how “contagious” psychological disorders may be fanned by fear, anxiety and the media.
Shhhh! The Quiet Joys of the Introvert
Spare a thought for the poor introverts among us. In a world of party animals and glad-handers, they’re the ones who stand by the punch bowl.
Think You’re All That? You Might Be Putting Your Health at Risk
Why a narcissist’s sense of self-love can do damage to the heart, especially for men.
Brain Aging: What’s Nintendo Got to Do With It?
Grandpa and grandma may be wrestling the grandkids for the Nintendo, thanks to a study showing Brain Age can improve cognitive function
Study: Stress Shrinks the Brain and Lowers Our Ability to Cope with Adversity
Feeling stressed by family and work woes? It could be taking a toll on both your brain and your body.
Diet Disruptor: How the Brain Sabotages Weight Loss
Why is it so hard to lose weight? Extra pounds may affect brain structures involved in appetite, making it harder to turn down food
Got Money? Then You Might Lack Compassion
Are the rich really the unfeeling boors they’re made out to be? Studies suggest that the richer people are, the less compassion they show.
Study: For Asthma Patients, Placebos Feel Just as Good as the Drug
Sometimes the mind provides the most powerful medicine of all. A new Harvard Medical School investigation in asthma patients shows that the “placebo effect” — in which patients experience real benefits from sham treatments — can be as effective as standard medical therapy.
Move Over, Alpha Males. Why Being a Beta May Be Better (at Least for Baboons)
It’s stressful at the top, at least for male baboons, according to a new study that finds that alpha males — those at the pinnacle of the social hierarchy — are significantly more stressed out than a group’s No. 2, or beta male.
