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Could Virtual-Reality Headsets Like the Oculus Rift Reduce Neck Pain?
New York Magazine: Pain is tricky. At its most basic level, it’s our body’s way of alerting us to possible danger to our well-being, but all sorts of sensory and psychological cues can make pain
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Neck Pain Can Be Changed Through Altered Visual Feedback
Using virtual reality to distort how far the neck is turned can actually alter the experience of chronic neck pain.
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Why People Go on Dates They Know Won’t Work Out
How could kindness and compassion ever clash with the romantic essence of Valentine’s Day? According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, it may be the very desire to spare someone’s feelings that leads
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Why We Love the Pain of Spicy Food
The Wall Street Journal: As winter settles in and temperatures plunge, people turn to food and drink to provide a little warmth and comfort. In recent years, an unconventional type of warmth has elbowed its
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Geteilter Schmerz verbindet sogar Wildfremde (Shared pain even connects strangers)
Die Welt: Geteilter Schmerz, so unangenehm er auch sein mag, kann positive soziale Folgen haben. Das berichten Brock Bastian und seine Kollegen von der University of New South Wales in dem Fachmagazin in “Psychological Science”. Geteilter Schmerz
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Can Tylenol Ease the Pain of a Home Sale?
The Wall Street Journal: Agents to sellers: “Take two Tylenol and call me in the morning.” A new study finds that taking the painkiller acetaminophen, better known by the brand name Tylenol, can reduce the
