News tagged with emotional events

Infants can remember emotional events: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by a University of Toronto Scarborough psychologist shows that human infants can remember unusual emotional events.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Controlling our brain's perception of emotional events

Research performed by Nicole Lauzon and Dr. Steven Laviolette of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has found key processes in the brain that control the emotional significance ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation

Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress

Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 12, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 13

Negative emotion more likely to cause false memories, researchers find

Remembering negative events tends to result in more false memories than remembering neutral events, according to Cornell professor of human development Charles Brainerd.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate disasters: New study explores how people respond

New results from a Baylor University study show that different behaviors and strategies lead some families to cope better and emerge stronger after a weather-related event.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 10