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Loading video... VIDEO: Led by professor Read Montague, researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study ways to measure the brain's subtle magnetic signals in two research volunteers simultaneously as they interact, capturing... view more  Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech As you read, your brain's cells are generating electrical currents that emit infinitesimally small magnetic fields. Now, Virginia Tech scientists can measure them using a new brain imaging technique called optically pumped magnetometry. Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC hav...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Count Your Blessings: Short Gratitude Intervention Can Increase Academic Motivation. Research by Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan shows that a keeping a... view more  Credit: Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan It is difficult for us to succeed in whatever we set out to do if we lack motivation. We usually need it as a driving force to achieve both short- and long-term goals, from household chores to getting a degree. Ho...

 E-Mail How people consume news and take actions based on what they read, hear or see, is different than how human brains process other types of information on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. While the current state of the newspaper industry is in flux, these journalism experts discovered people still love reading newspapers, and they believe a newspaper's physical layout and structure could help curators of digital news platforms enhance their users' experiences. "Many people still love print newspapers, and to an extent, we also...

Credit: University of Cambridge A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people's confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its "manipulativeness" compared to genuine news, according to a study. Go Viral!, developed by the University of Cambridge's Social Decision-Making Lab in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office and media agency DROG, was launched last autumn as part of the UK government's efforts to tackle coronavirus falsehoods circulating online. The five-minute game puts people in the shoes of a purveyor of fake ...

Quick: Pick your three favorite fast-food restaurants. If you're like many people, McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King may come to mind--even if you much prefer In-N-Out or Chick-fil-A. A new study from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and UC San Francisco's Department of Neurology found that when it comes to making choices, we surprisingly often forget about the things we like best and are swayed by what we remember. The paper, publishing this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, combines insights from economics and psychology with decision-making exp...