Psychology & Psychiatry
Vegetarians more likely to be depressed than meat-eaters. Here are possible reasons
Vegetarians have around twice as many depressive episodes as meat-eaters, according to a new study.
Oct 6, 2022
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News tagged with perception
Neuroscience
The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness, study finds
A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain's possibilities. The finding that the adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness comes ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Why do older adults and young people move differently?
As we age, we start to change the way we move. But why do older adults and young adults move differently? How much change can we tolerate before assistance is needed? And how does adaptation relate to falls? Eline van der ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young children who see parents consume alcohol form gender-specific perceptions of drinking
Young children's exposure to their mothers' and fathers' drinking influences their perceptions of who consumes alcohol, with "vast implications" for their own future use, a new study suggests. The study, in Alcoholism: Clinical ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Walking in a crowd: Biological motion induces contextual attraction effect
Human perception is not always a faithful representation of the physical world, as it can be significantly biased by the surrounding context. For example, the orientation of a vertical grating is perceived away from that ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Other
Users care about assistive devices' look, feel and smell
A new study by North Carolina State University researchers found that people often considered the look, texture and, occasionally, the smell of two assistive devices—compression gloves and a knee brace—in online reviews ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Somatostatin neurons cooperate in the cerebral cortex
The brain's cerebral cortex is made up of distinct regions involved in myriad processes, from sensory perception to cognitive functions like memory, attention, and decision-making. University of Pittsburgh neuroscience researchers ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Pediatrics
Parental intent to vaccinate children under 5 against COVID-19 examined
Parental intent to vaccinate children against COVID-19 and perceptions of vaccine safety and effectiveness decreased during a three-month period, according to research published in the Sept. 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
How value shapes the fluctuations of conscious perception
Although visual perception might seem as easy as just opening our eyes and reporting what is out there, the underlying computations are surprisingly complex. One of the more revealing ways to study these computations is by ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia's aging men
Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar.
Aug 24, 2022
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