Neuroscience
10 eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Watching your favourite TV shows restores your levels of self-control.
Nearly one third of pedestrians were distracted by their phone when crossing the road.
Extreme political views are often founded on a misunderstanding of the relevant policy issues.
A man "previously evaluated as having a high level of physical attractiveness" asked young women on a shopping street for their phone number. When he was carrying a guitar case, 31 per cent obliged compared with 9 per cent when he was carrying a sports bag and 14 per cent when he carried no bag.
The psychological benefits of recreational running: A field study.
Players of an American football video game suffered psychologically when they weren't allowed to engage in trash talk.
Most TED talk presenters are male non-academics. Among academic TED talkers, most are senior males with impressive publication records. But giving a TED talk doesn't benefit the impact of their academic work.
Pepsi and Coca Cola brand labels affect the brain's response to drinking cola, especially in less experienced drinkers.
More men approached a woman lying on a beach when she had a tattoo on her back, and they approached more quickly. They also thought their chances of a date or sex were greater.
Across four methodologically diverse samples, marijuana use consistently buffered people from the negative consequences associated with loneliness and social exclusion
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
- The Psychophysiology Of Post-sex Pillow Talk
After sex, are you the kind of person who whines about things, rolls over and promptly goes to sleep, or do you lie awake, whispering sweet nothings into your partner's ear? Whether you're a man or woman, a new study says your answer at least...
- The Mere Sight Of Alcohol Impairs Drinkers' Memories
For students who like a tipple or three, the mere sight of a bottle of Jack Daniels can have a detrimental effect on their memory. Dennis Kramer and Stephen Schmidt, who made the observation, said this is probably due to the emotional salience alcohol...
- The Power Of A Light Touch On The Arm
A good-looking man approached 120 women in a night club over a period of three weeks, and asked them to dance. It was in the name of science – the man was an assistant to the psychologist Nicolas Guegen. Remarkably, of the 60 women who he touched lightly...
- Depression Linked With Increased Risk Of Epilepsy
People who have suffered from serious depression or who have attempted suicide could be at increased risk of developing epilepsy. That’s according to a team of American and Icelandic researchers who said more work was needed to explain the link, which...
- Neuromarketing: Brand Loyalty And The Brain
Last week's news had several reports about a new functional MRI study looking at taste preferences and brand loyalty. Here is the abstract of that study:McClure SM, Li J, Tomlin D, Cypert KS, Montague LM, Montague PR. Neural correlates of behavioral...
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Extras
Watching your favourite TV shows restores your levels of self-control.
Nearly one third of pedestrians were distracted by their phone when crossing the road.
Extreme political views are often founded on a misunderstanding of the relevant policy issues.
A man "previously evaluated as having a high level of physical attractiveness" asked young women on a shopping street for their phone number. When he was carrying a guitar case, 31 per cent obliged compared with 9 per cent when he was carrying a sports bag and 14 per cent when he carried no bag.
The psychological benefits of recreational running: A field study.
Players of an American football video game suffered psychologically when they weren't allowed to engage in trash talk.
Most TED talk presenters are male non-academics. Among academic TED talkers, most are senior males with impressive publication records. But giving a TED talk doesn't benefit the impact of their academic work.
Pepsi and Coca Cola brand labels affect the brain's response to drinking cola, especially in less experienced drinkers.
More men approached a woman lying on a beach when she had a tattoo on her back, and they approached more quickly. They also thought their chances of a date or sex were greater.
Across four methodologically diverse samples, marijuana use consistently buffered people from the negative consequences associated with loneliness and social exclusion
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
- The Psychophysiology Of Post-sex Pillow Talk
After sex, are you the kind of person who whines about things, rolls over and promptly goes to sleep, or do you lie awake, whispering sweet nothings into your partner's ear? Whether you're a man or woman, a new study says your answer at least...
- The Mere Sight Of Alcohol Impairs Drinkers' Memories
For students who like a tipple or three, the mere sight of a bottle of Jack Daniels can have a detrimental effect on their memory. Dennis Kramer and Stephen Schmidt, who made the observation, said this is probably due to the emotional salience alcohol...
- The Power Of A Light Touch On The Arm
A good-looking man approached 120 women in a night club over a period of three weeks, and asked them to dance. It was in the name of science – the man was an assistant to the psychologist Nicolas Guegen. Remarkably, of the 60 women who he touched lightly...
- Depression Linked With Increased Risk Of Epilepsy
People who have suffered from serious depression or who have attempted suicide could be at increased risk of developing epilepsy. That’s according to a team of American and Icelandic researchers who said more work was needed to explain the link, which...
- Neuromarketing: Brand Loyalty And The Brain
Last week's news had several reports about a new functional MRI study looking at taste preferences and brand loyalty. Here is the abstract of that study:McClure SM, Li J, Tomlin D, Cypert KS, Montague LM, Montague PR. Neural correlates of behavioral...