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Quick Tip: Give It a Rest to Boost Memory
Men's Fitness: Studying for exams or a big presentation? Don’t forget to give it a rest … your brain, that is. New research shows that even a quick 10-minute break after learning can boost your memory—up to a week later. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland asked healthy elderly men and women to listen to two stories, and remember the details later. After one story, participants rested with their eyes closed for 10 minutes in a dark room. After the other story, they looked for differences between two images, an activity meant to distract their minds.
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Sexy Movies Sway Teens to Have Earlier and Riskier Sex
LiveScience: The amount of sex kids see in movies could influence their sexual behavior later in life, a new study says. In the study, young teens who watched movies with more sexual content tended to become sexually active at an earlier age, and engaged in riskier sexual behaviors, compared with those who watched movies with less sexual content. The study found an association, and not a cause-effect link. However, "sensation seeking, or the tendency to seek more novel and intense sexual stimulation, does seem to increase in young people who watched more movies with sexually explicit content," said study researcher Ross O'Hara, a researcher at the University of Missouri.
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Pressed for time? Take a moment to feel awe
NBC: If you're feeling pressed for time, try hiking to a mountain vista or listening to a masterful symphony. New research suggests that the resulting awe may leave you feeling less rushed. Experiencing awe makes people feel as if time is plentiful, according to a new study to be published in the journal Psychological Science. Not many emotions make people feel that way, study researcher Melanie Rudd, a graduate student in business at Stanford University, told LiveScience. "We kind of run around with these very hectic day-to-day lives," Rudd said.
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Pressed for Time? Take a Minute to Feel Awe
LiveScience: If you're feeling pressed for time, try hiking to a mountain vista or listening to a masterful symphony. New research suggests that the resulting awe may leave you feeling less rushed. Experiencing awe makes people feel as if time is plentiful, according to a new study to be published in the journal Psychological Science. Not many emotions make people feel that way, study researcher Melanie Rudd, a graduate student in business at Stanford University, told LiveScience. "We kind of run around with these very hectic day-to-day lives," Rudd said.
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‘Wakeful Resting’ More Effective Than Crosswords To Fight Memory Loss
The Huffington Post: While recent reports have suggested taking naps during the day could be a sign of impending dementia, mental refreshment does remain vital for cognitive health, report psychologists. In an article to be published in the journal Psychological Science, psychological scientist Michaela Dewar and her colleagues show that memory can be boosted by taking a brief 'wakeful rest' after learning something verbally new and that memory lasts not just immediately but over a longer term. "Our findings support the view that the formation of new memories is not completed within seconds," says Dewar, in a statement.
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Le scene hot al cinema anticipano la “prima volta”
La Stampa: Lunghe effusioni tra i protagonisti, incontri da bollino rosso magari con rapporti sessuali non troppi velati. Le scene "hot" che si possono trovare in migliaia di film possono influenzare i giovanissimi spettatori, abbassando anche l'età del primo rapporto. A rivelarlo è un ampio studio dell'University of Missouri (Usa), pubblicato sulla rivista "Association for Psychological Science". «Molte ricerche hanno già dimostrato - spiega Ross O'Hara, autore dello studio - che gli atteggiamenti e i comportamenti sessuali degli adolescenti sono influenzati dai media. Ma il ruolo dei film è stato trascurato.
