Fascinated with objects, Jennifer Eberhardt managed to help the Stanford University receive one of the most prestigious awards when the MacArthur Foundation included them in the creative and academic elite on Wednesday. Eberhardt’s work involves examining how ingrained and subtle biases impact the way we view and interact with both people and objects. Her work shows that these different … [Read more...]
Always Stressed? Beware It’ll Affect Your Short-Term Memory In Old Age
A new study at the University of Iowa reports a potential link between stress hormones and short-term memory loss in older people. In such cases, an excess of the stress hormone cortisol has been linked to increased short-term memory loss. "Stress hormones are one mechanism that we believe leads to weathering of the brain," said co-author Jason Radley. The study, published in the Journal of … [Read more...]