UC Irvine |

Crowdsourcing data used to predict World Cup winners

Algorithms created by cognitive scientist that aggregate opinions are on goal.

UC Irvine |

Study finds that learning by repetition impairs recall of details

When learning, practice doesn’t always make perfect and nuanced aspects may fade away, neurobiologists find.
UC San Diego |

War and Peace (of mind)

Meditation training may help reduce stress disorders among U.S. military personnel.
UC San Diego |

Link between e-cigarettes and mental health

Persons with mental health conditions are found more likely to use nicotine-delivery devices.
UC San Diego |

Lied-to children more likely to cheat and lie

When adults are dishonest with their offspring, the children mirror that behavior.
UC Santa Barbara |

You should be ashamed — or maybe not

Sociologist examines the ubiquity of shame and its role in aggression and depression.
UC San Diego |

Share that happy feeling via Facebook

Moods, both good and bad, are downright contagious through social media.
UC Berkeley |

Preschoolers outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos

Tots outperform college students in certain learning tasks because they are more flexible and less biased in their ideas about cause and effect.
UC Riverside |

Better batting through brain training

UC Riverside’s baseball team struck out less frequently in the 2013 season after taking part in brain-training research that significantly improved the vision of individual players.
UC Berkeley |

Marriage, like fine wine: better when well aged

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage — and then what?
UC San Francisco |

Stress is contagious: Babies can catch it from their moms

Infants not only pick up on their mother’s stress, but they also show corresponding physiological changes.