News tagged with university of sussex


Psychologists reveal the secret of successful wooing

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Sussex study shows that,without being consciously aware, we change our judgment of a person's attractiveness based on what they do, not their physical characteristics.





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Research shows why you should believe your eyes

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in a person's eyes can show that they've seen something before, even when they're pretending they haven't, research by University of Sussex doctoral student Becky Heaver reveals.


Research shows a link between alcoholism and memory

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Sussex leading expert on the psychological effects of drinking told an audience at the BA Festival of Science this week that the effect alcohol has on memory could contribute to alcoholism.


Could the Universe be tied up with cosmic string?

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 18, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (93) | comments 10

A team of physicists and astronomers at the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe.


Puzzle of ants' suicide mission to protect the nest

Biology /

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (23) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying social insect behaviour have discovered a remarkable example of self-sacrifice in a species of ant found in Brazil.


New research shows how horses recognise their neighbours

New research shows how horses recognise their neighbours

Biology /

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study into how horses recognise members of the same herd suggests that it's not just humans who use complex memory processes to identify each other.


Astronomers predict the future health of unborn babies

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 25, 2007 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Astrophysicists at the University of Sussex are using their statistical expertise to help save the lives of unborn babies.


Psychologists reveal the un, deux, trois of learning a second language

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parlez-vous français? If you were quick at learning foreign languages at school, it could be because your brain has an enhanced ability to remember sequences.


Study looks at how children learn new words

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 15, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is it a plane? Is it a car? Is it a thingywhatsit? A new research project at the University of Sussex (UK) aims to find out more about how children acquire language.


Study looks at why the bullies carry on bullying

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 05, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Young male bullies are aware of the damage that they cause their victims but carry on to guarantee their own personal gain, according to findings of preliminary research at the University of Sussex.


New insight into addictive behavior offers treatment hope

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious, rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content of visual stimuli as previously thought according to research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...



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