( Aalto University ) When we watch a movie, our brains react to it immediately in a way similar to brains of other people. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have succeeded in developing a method fast enough to observe immediate changes in the function of the brain even when watching a movie.
President admits he knows little about technology.
President admits he knows little about technology.
( Baylor University ) Viewing R-rated movies leads to decreased church attendance and lessens importance of faith among young people, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher published online in the Review of Religious Research.
Audiences Are Encouraged To Bring Their Own Lawn Chairs
Six out of eight new movies received at least three stars.
( Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center ) Researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found that current constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies that adolescents watch are not effective. The study, “Trends in Tobacco and Alcohol Brand Placements in Popular US movies, 1996 through 2009,”was published online in the May 27, 2013, JAMA Pediatrics.
( The JAMA Network Journals ) An analysis of top box-office movies released in the United States indicated tobacco brand producer placements in movies have declined since implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement, but alcohol placements, which are subject only to industry self-regulation, have increased in movies rated acceptable for youth audiences, according to a study published Online …
( International Communication Association ) Why are audiences attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence?
These are the movies shown this month at the Woodbridge library: December 13 – Hope Springs [rated PG-13]