News tagged with visual cues
Why older people struggle to read fine print
(Medical Xpress)—Unique research into eye-movements of young and old people while reading discovers that word recognition patterns change as we grow older
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 23, 2012 |
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Are people really staring at you?
(Medical Xpress)—People often think that other people are staring at them even when they aren't research led by the University of Sydney has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 26, 2011 |
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To ditch dessert, feed the brain
If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a study led by researchers at Yale University and the University of Southern California has found.
Medical research
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move
(Medical Xpress)—Leaving the house in the morning may seem simple, but with every move we make, our brains are working feverishly to create maps of the outside world that allow us to navigate and to remember ...
Neuroscience
May 03, 2013 |
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Cerebellar neurons needed to navigate in the dark
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by scientists in France has revealed that the cerebellum region of the brain plays an important role in the ability to navigate when visual cues are absent, and is the first ...
Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Ready, steady, slow! Why top sportsmen might have 'more time' on the ball
(Medical Xpress)—Professional ball game players report the sensation of the ball 'slowing-down' just before they hit it. Confirming these anecdotal comments, a new study published in Proceedings of the Ro ...
Neuroscience
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Research finds karate masters a cut above
A study by Murdoch's School of Psychology and Exercise Science and RMIT University has found that karate masters can anticipate how an opponent will strike even before that opponent has moved a muscle.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2013 |
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Nerve cells key to making sense of our senses
The human brain is bombarded with a cacophony of information from the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin. Now a team of scientists at the University of Rochester, Washington University in St. Louis, and Baylor College of Medicine ...
Neuroscience
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Itching can have a visual trigger, new research reveals
(Medical Xpress)—Itching is so contagious that simply seeing an image of an itch stimulus – such as ants or an insect bite – can trigger a physical response, new research suggests.
Medical research
Nov 25, 2012 |
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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors
(AP) -- Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice ...
Health
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Iron deficiency and cognitive development: New insights from piglets
University of Illinois researchers have developed a model that uses neonatal piglets for studying infant brain development and its effect on learning and memory. To determine if the model is nutrient-sensitive, they have ...
Health
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Scientists trick the brain into Barbie-doll size
(Medical Xpress) -- Imagine shrinking to the size of a doll in your sleep. When you wake up, will you perceive yourself as tiny or the world as being populated by giants? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2011 |
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Walking to the beat could help patients with Parkinson's disease
Walking to a beat could be useful for patients needing rehabilitation, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. The findings, highlighted in the August issue of PLOS One, demonstrate that researchers should further invest ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Sep 20, 2012 |
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In-shell pistachios: The original 'slow food?'
Two studies published in the current on-line issue of the journal Appetite indicate that consuming in-shell pistachios is a weight-wise approach to healthy snacking, offering unique mindful eating benefits to help curb c ...
Health
Jul 15, 2011 |
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