Neuroscience
How the brain leads us to believe we have sharp vision
Its central finding is that our nervous system uses past visual experiences to predict how blurred objects would look in sharp detail.
Oct 17, 2014
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Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Psychology & Psychiatry
Young children willing to punish misbehavior, even at personal cost, new research shows
Children as young as three years old are willing to punish others' bad behavior, even at personal cost, finds a new study by psychology researchers at New York University. The work adds to growing evidence that human beings ...
May 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can we really tell if it's love at first sight?
Long-term and short-term relationships are obviously different from each other. Some people are the type you'd want to marry; others are good primarily for the sex.
May 25, 2018
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Neuroscience
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's—a key discovery about human memory
As Superman flies over the city, people on the ground famously suppose they see a bird, then a plane, and then finally realize it's a superhero. But they haven't just spotted the Man of Steel - they've experienced the ideal ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Long-term and short-term relationships initially indistinguishable: study
Long-term and short-term relationships are obviously different from each other. Some people are the type you'd want to marry; others are good primarily for the sex.
May 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study outlines ways to help children learn forgiveness
A recent study suggests that teaching children to understand other people's perspectives could make it easier for them to learn how to forgive other people. The study also found that teaching children to make sincere apologies ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Phone calls create stronger bonds than text-based communications
After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lying in a foreign language is easier
It is not easy to tell when someone is lying. This is even more difficult when potential liars speak in a language other than their native tongue. Psychologists of the University of Würzburg investigated why that is so.
Jul 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A handout or a hand up? How we judge others guides how we help others
Charities often emphasize the desperation and dependence of those they assist—as in heart-tugging videos of starving children in Africa. Yet a focus on helplessness may change how we choose to help those in need, and not ...
Feb 1, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are you listening? Your pupils indicate if you are
A new Dartmouth study finds that listeners are most likely to tune in when a speaker delivers the most emotional peaks of his/her narrative, as revealed by synchronous pupil dilation patterns of speakers and listeners due ...
Apr 10, 2017
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