News tagged with conscious mind


New research shows how our bodies interact with our minds in response to fear and other emotions

New research has shown that the way our minds react to and process emotions such as fear can vary according to what is happening in other parts of our bodies.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find clues to how the brain decides when to rest

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers in France has found what they call a "signal" that tells a person when to rest while engaging in work, and then when to resume once rested. The team, as they describe ...

Neuroscience created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Study shows people capable of reading and solving math equations subconsciously

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found that contrary to popular thinking, people are capable of reading sentences and solving math problems without consciously thinking ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

New brain research refutes results of earlier studies that cast doubts on free will

(Medical Xpress) -- When people find themselves having to make a decision, the assumption is that the thoughts, or voice that is the conscious mind at work, deliberate, come to a decision, and then act. This ...

Neuroscience created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 204 | with audio podcast report

Psychologists reveal how emotion can shut down high-level mental processes without our knowledge

Psychologists at Bangor University believe that they have glimpsed for the first time, a process that takes place deep within our unconscious brain, where primal reactions interact with higher mental processes. Writing in ...

Neuroscience created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

How your eyes deceive you

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Sydney have thrown new light on the tricks the brain plays as it struggles to make sense of the visual and other sensory signals it constantly receives.

Neuroscience created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Feeling' sound: The sense of hearing and touch may have evolved together

Lying in bed at night, one of the worst sounds a person can hear is the buzz of a nearby mosquito. Concentrating on the buzzing might keep you from falling asleep, but it also seems to heighten the awareness ...

Neuroscience created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast