Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories
It’s clear that your working memory — which holds attention on small things of short-term importance — works, or you wouldn’t be able to remember a new phone number long enough to dial it. Describing...
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Telling the tale of midlife in the United States
There are no shortcuts. To get to old age, one has to steer through midlife. Sometimes that path is filled with joys of family, friendships, good health and career success. Other times, there is...
View ArticleAlumna Nancy Armstrong shares stories of American women’s movement
UW-Madison graduate Nancy Armstrong is senior producer of MAKERS, a multimedia platform that includes the first documentary of the modern American women’s movement and the largest collection of women’s...
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Analysis: Gender differences in depression appear at age 12
An analysis just published online has broken new ground by finding gender differences in both symptoms and diagnoses of depression appearing at age 12. The analysis, based on existing studies that...
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Researchers crack the smile, describing 3 types by muscle movement
The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions that have kept communities secure and organized for millennia. But...
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To pick a great gift, it’s better to give AND receive
Which gift will the boss like better? A new study suggests it’s the one from the giver who bought themselves the same thing — a phenomenon researchers are calling “companionizing.” iStock photo If it’s...
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Healthy competition makes habit of sustainability
Biking to work is one of the energy-saving habits encouraged by the Cool Choices game. Living sustainably to save the planet is serious stuff, but Madison-based non-profit Cool Choices has made a game...
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Davidson elected to National Academy of Medicine
University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientist and professor Richard Davidson has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the premier authority dedicated to the health and medical...
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Virtual reality users must learn to use what they see
Anyone with normal vision knows that a ball that seems to quickly be growing larger is probably going to hit them on the nose. But strap them into a virtual reality headset, and they still may need to...
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Gambling against the odds on life’s risks more common after childhood stress
Adults who lived high-stress childhoods have trouble reading the signs that a loss or punishment is looming, leaving themselves in situations that risk avoidable health and financial problems and legal...
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