Most of us are poor judges of our own abilities. If you believe you're a good driver or a lousy dancer, think again. Most of us believe we can accurately gauge how our personal performance and abilities stack up against our peers, but new research suggests that we are in fact poor judges of our own comparative talents. Researchers from the Univers... [Science Blog]0000002:43:17 PMcomment []


New Theory Suggests People Are Attracted To Religion For 16 Reasons. People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of death or any other single reason, according to a new comprehensive, psychological theory of religion. There are actually 16 basic human psychological needs that motivate people to seek meaning through religion, said Steven Reiss, author of the new theory ... [World of Psychology]0000002:39:51 PMcomment []


Remembrance of smells past. Smells trigger memories but can memories trigger smell, and what does this imply for the way memories are stored? A UCL study of the smell gateway in the brain has found that the memory of an event is scattered across sensory parts of the brain, suggesting that advertising aimed at ... [World of Psychology]0000002:39:29 PMcomment []


More Evidence That Alcoholism Runs in Families. Researchers identify gene linked to alcohol dependency A gene linked to alcohol dependency has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. They found laboratory mice with a deficiency in the CREB gene consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. The mice preferred ethanol to water and were highly anxious while ... [World of Psychology]0000002:38:33 PMcomment []


Rat Study Shows That Exercise Promotes Neuron Growth [Scientific American]0000002:35:21 PMcomment []