Neuroscience
Some brains are blind to moving objects
As many as half of people are blind to motion in some part of their field of vision, but the deficit doesn't have anything to do with the eyes.
Sep 28, 2016
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Psychological Science
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows puberty changes facial recognition
Faces are as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personalities, age, and feelings. Penn State researchers recently discovered adolescents begin to view faces differently as ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stereotypes skew our predictions of others' pains and pleasures
Every day, millions of people - including senators, doctors, and teachers—make consequential decisions that depend on predicting how other people will feel when they experience gains or setbacks. New research looking at ...
Sep 12, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep makes relearning faster and longer-lasting
Getting some sleep in between study sessions may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you've forgotten, even 6 months later, according to new findings from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Aug 22, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies' spatial reasoning predicts later math skills
Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at four years of age, finds a new study published in Psychological Science.
Aug 17, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using the outside world to save on brainpower
Every day, we rely on our physical surroundings—friends, gadgets, and even hand gestures—to manage incoming information and retain it. In a Review published August 16 in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, two researchers explain ...
Aug 16, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distinct stages of thinking revealed by brain activity patterns
Neuroimaging data can reveal the mental stages people go through as they are solving challenging math problems, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genetic variations linked with social and economic success
Psychological characteristics link genes with upward social mobility, according to data collected from almost 1000 individuals over four decades. The data suggest that various psychological factors play a role in linking ...
Jun 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teenage brain on social media: Findings shed light on influence of peers, much more
The same brain circuits that are activated by eating chocolate and winning money are activated when teenagers see large numbers of "likes" on their own photos or the photos of peers in a social network, according to a first-of-its-kind ...
May 31, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hacking memory to follow through with intentions
Whether it's paying the electric bill or taking the clothes out of the dryer, there are many daily tasks that we fully intend to complete and then promptly forget about. New research suggests that linking these tasks to distinctive ...
May 23, 2016
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