In these days of pandemic-related social distancing and required face masks, you might find yourself wondering about the impact of covering faces on child development. After all, we use facial cues constantly to analyze and evaluate social situations. However, a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests you may be able to put that particular worry to bed. “We now have this situation where adults and kids have to interact all the time with people whose faces

We've all seen polygraphs in movies: the famous "lie detector" comes out, the suspect is strapped in, and now we the viewers can sit back in our chairs, ready to learn precisely what is true and what is not. However, in real life, polygraphs are notoriously unreliable. These devices measure stress levels only, and it turns out people are sometimes capable of lying without any anxiety, or conversely, of being full of anxiety while telling the truth. If we as a society want a r

What is the likelihood that a given person will develop Alzheimer's disease within the next two to four years? Currently, the quickest way is to look holistically at variables like age, gender, education and scores on basic memory tests. However, this model doesn't provide the most reliable answer available. The other, more accurate diagnostic tools at our disposal are time-consuming and expensive, like using PET cameras and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) analyses, which are als