News tagged with emotional reward

Promises come at a price

Be careful what you promise people. You are not just obliging yourself to keep your promises; other people will hold you to account for them as well. Dutch-sponsored researcher Manuela Vieth investigated how the behaviour ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors

A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Seeing color traced back to genetic mutations

From the inside of our heads, it feels as if colors are intrinsic aspects of the outside world and our eyes are beautifully designed to see them. But we humans are merely sampling the possible ways of sensing the spectrum ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Evolution may explain 'Runner's high,' study says

(HealthDay) -- The pleasurable feeling known as "runner's high" that's triggered by aerobic exercise may have played a role in the evolution of humans' ability to run long distances, a new study suggests.

Biology / Other

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 6

W&M GIG takes transdisciplinary look at mercury pollution

Science alone cannot solve the pressing environmental problems threatening the world. Nor can the humanities. In order to make effective assaults against a wide range of ills, trans-disciplinary approaches are vital. Consider ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family and peer relationships essential to Mexican-American college students' success

Hispanics are enrolling in the higher education system at a greater rate than ever, yet they are less likely than their non-Hispanic peers to enter college or earn degrees, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. A new study ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

From buskins to brothel-creepers: our love affair with shoes

Tomorrow Cambridge historian Dr Ulinka Rublack will give a public talk that will set footwear at the centre of her argument that in neglecting to explore the history of things we miss a golden opportunity ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give

(AP) -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

Technology / Business

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior

The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents has been observed in laboratory rats that repeatedly free companions from a restraint, according to a new study by University of Chicago neuroscientists.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Research raises new questions about animal empathy

The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Starlings give clue to irrational preferences

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into decision-making by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) may help to explain why many animals, including humans, sometimes exhibit irrational preferences.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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