People’s political affiliation can be shown in their brain activity when they carry out mundane chores such as buying food, a new study shows.

A study led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers suggests that tiny facial movements – too slight for the human eye to notice – could help scientists better understand social communication in people with autism.

A study led by UC Riverside School of Business professor Boris Maciejovsky  published in the Journal of Business Ethics found that revealing employee pay unexpectedly influences workplace dynamics in ways never demonstrated before. 

When employees learn how their pay stacks up against their peers, their feelings of entitlement—and the salary they believe they deserve—can rise or fall depending on how close they are to the top of performance ranking lists, the study found.