Psychology & Psychiatry
Selfie versus posie
If you lose sleep over the number of likes on your Instagram account, you might want to think twice before posting that selfie.
Aug 20, 2019
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Video GP surgeries could curb need for face-to-face visits
Patients consulting their doctor by video link could reduce the need for GP visits but it is not suitable for everyone, a pilot study has found.
Jun 4, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency
Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: the more one practices, the better one will be able to learn to play. The same holds true for cognition and visual perception: with ...
May 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words
Patients in a new Northwestern Medicine study were able to comprehend words that were written but not said aloud. They could write the names of things they saw but not verbalize them.
Mar 21, 2019
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Why your tourist brain may try to drown you
During the mid-winter break, many vacationers head south to sandy beaches and turquoise waters. But in their efforts to unwind —and warm up —they often put themselves at risk of drowning by committing a simple cognitive ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests Pavlovian response might be more complicated than thought
A small team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has found evidence that suggests the famous Pavlovian response might be more complicated than previously thought. In their paper published in the journal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
How our unconscious visual biases change the way we perceive objects
As the old saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But while we can appreciate that others might hold different opinions of objects we see, not many people know that factors beyond our control can influence how ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Video game trains people to better discern truth from lies—and how to spot deceptive behavior
All liars have classic tells: the lack of eye contact, the fidgeting, the overly elaborate stories. Except when they don't.
Jul 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Aversion to holes driven by disgust, not fear, study finds
Trypophobia, commonly known as "fear of holes," is linked to a physiological response more associated with disgust than fear, finds a new study published in PeerJ.
Jan 4, 2018
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Neuroscience
Electrical stimulation in brain bypasses senses, instructs movement
The brain's complex network of neurons enables us to interpret and effortlessly navigate and interact with the world around us. But when these links are damaged due to injury or stroke, critical tasks like perception and ...
Dec 7, 2017
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