Month: August 2022

Fit Teens Are More Likely to Vape

It might seem incongruous, but new research suggests that teens who engage in more physical activity may vape more frequently than their less active peers. In the study, high schoolers who reported being physically active had a higher risk of using vaping products than their… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on August 31, 2022

Deep Brain Stimulation Effective Against Binge Eating Disorder

Electrically stimulating the brain’s “reward” circuity may hold promise as a treatment for binge eating disorder, a small pilot study suggests. The findings are based on just two patients who received deep brain stimulation (DBS) – a technique used for certain other medical… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on August 31, 2022

The In‐Out Effect in the Perception and Production of Real Words

Imagine you’re at a grocery store trying to decide between two brands of potato chips. One brand has a name like ‘P-T-K’ while the other has a name like ‘K-T-P’. According to the in-out effect, the first brand name is likely to make you feel more positive about it than the second one! This phenomenon, […]

Published on August 31, 2022