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Psychology & Psychiatry

Rodents seem to make the same logical errors humans do

Animals, like humans, appear to be troubled by a Linda problem.

Mar 30, 2023

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Forget about it: Investigating how we purge thoughts from our mind

Forgetting is not always easy. If you have ever tried to erase that annoying earworm from your mind or stop thinking about whether you locked the door after leaving the house, you know how disruptive it can be to think about ...

Mar 27, 2023

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Neuroscience

Automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in people with neurofibromatosis type 1

Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of special education at the Peabody College of education and human development, and Bennett Landman, professor and chair of the Department ...

Mar 15, 2023

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Opinion: AI chatbots are still far from replacing human therapists

Imagine being stuck in traffic while running late to an important meeting at work. You feel your face overheating as your thoughts start to race along: "they're going to think I'm a horrible employee," "my boss never liked ...

Mar 14, 2023

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Celebrity sightings have a built-in contradiction

Their popularity makes celebrities easy to spot. Strangers, however, can also get mistaken for celebrities, resulting in cases of false "celebrity sightings." In attempting to explain the contradiction, a University of California, ...

Mar 8, 2023

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Genetics

Iron and the brain: Where and when neurodevelopmental disabilities may begin during pregnancy

The cells that make up the human brain begin developing long before the physical shape of the brain has formed. This early organizing of a network of cells plays a major role in brain health throughout the course of a lifetime. ...

Mar 6, 2023

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Neuroscience

New sound navigation technology enables the blind to navigate

A new study by researchers at Reichman University's Brain Cognition and Technology Institute directed by Prof. Amir Amedi has shown that visual navigation areas in the brain can be activated using sound. By traversing mazes ...

Mar 3, 2023

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Neuroscience

Through the eye of the beholder: Researchers find people with autism process illusory shapes differently

There is this picture—you may have seen it. It is black and white and has two silhouettes facing one another. Or maybe you see the black vase with a white background. But now, you likely see both.

Mar 1, 2023

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'Do the little things': Why St. David's advice is good for your mental health

Gwnewch y pethau bychain or "do the little things" is a saying attributed to St. David, the patron saint of Wales. But what relevance does the advice of a sixth century monk hold in 2023?

Feb 28, 2023

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