Mountains embodied: understanding head shaping in ancient Andes

In a new book, bioarcheologist Matthew Velasco argues that the reduction of head shape to a marker of ethnic identity has been a colonial invention, one that overlooked significant diversity in lived experience.

Daily actions shape how righties, lefties process visual input

The way perceptual systems are organized in the brain depends on the way we perform actions with our hands, according to a new theory proposed by Cornell psychology scholars.

Study examines how the pandemic altered puberty’s impact on girls’ mental health

Researchers explored how an altered social landscape may change the experience of puberty.

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Study: The way you grew up may shape how your brain handles risk

Researchers found people who are socially rich, with strong social support but whose family had less money, and those who are economically rich, having more money but less social support, take similar levels of risk but activate different parts of their brains.

For attached sellers, ‘who’ can matter more than ‘how much’

ILR School-led research found that a seller’s emotional attachment to an item influences the process through which sellers sort through the field of potential buyers to determine the course of negotiation and, ultimately, the sale.

Americans want stronger safety net for older adults

Social Security remains broadly popular, and as the U.S. population ages, more Americans think the government should do more to help families care for older adults, new research on aging policy finds.

Meredith Oppenheim has some innovative ideas about growing older

Oppenheim worked for 25 years in senior housing and care before starting Vitality Society, a platform offering programming and a communuity for people 60 and older.

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The secret to resolutions? Enjoy the pursuit, not the outcome

The key to achieving goals is less about the outcome and more about enjoying the journey, according to new research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

The K-pop status shuffle: producers, power and reinvention

New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that in Korea, where entertainment agencies or producers play a dominant role in shaping the image of K-pop groups, the agency’s status affects the group’s ability to change their style and music genre.