Month: May 2019

Do you trust politicians? Depends on how you define trust

For decades, political scientists have measured the public’s trust in the federal government consistently, using measures that are largely unchanged since the 1960s — despite the momentous changes happening over the last five decades in the United States. The new research tested a definition of trust and revealed three assessments that lead to one trusting […]

Published on May 15, 2019

Memories are strengthened via brainwaves produced during sleep, new study shows

New research brings us closer to understanding how learned information turns into reliable memories during sleep. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With […]

Published on May 15, 2019

Coherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, too

Researchers conducted a study to see if there are differences in speech intelligibility (a listener’s ability to recover a speaker’s message) in healthy voices compared to those who have voice disorders like hoarseness. They also wanted to know if using listener strategies such as paying close attention to the words or using other words to […]

Published on May 15, 2019