Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
The pursuit of happiness can be lonely.
Working memory training does not improve intelligence in healthy young adults.
The anti-Mozart effect? Fast and loud background music [by Mozart] disrupts reading comprehension.
Good for creativity: "simple external tasks that allow the mind to wander".
Posing with your partner in your Facebook pic is a sign that you're happy in that relationship.
Effect of weather on pedestrians "A 5°C increase in temp was associated with a 14% increase in pedestrians".
Anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam increases people's ruthlessness in moral-personal dilemmas.
Even 3-yr-olds won't show you much sympathy if you're making a fuss about nothing.
Reflections on being a memory expert on the witness stand.
Dogs evaluate humans on the basis of direct experiences only.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
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Eye-catching studies that I didn't have the chance to report on in full: Over last 50 yrs - American English books have become progressively more emotional than British English books. Does the foot-in-the-door persuasion effect work when asking someone...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: More clues to successful ageing from the study of "super-agers" (previous Digest post on Super-Agers). Does Posting Facebook Status Updates Increase or Decrease Loneliness? Being men with eating...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People look younger when they smile. Narcissism comes in three different flavours - vulnerable, grandiose and aggressive. We eat more when different food types are presented on a plate separately,...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A replication of the finding that positive psychology exercises boost happiness. The first documented case of congenital amusia in childhood. The idea of the "hot-hand" in sports is that after hitting...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Anomalous experiences in the general population are common. Expert footballers may extract more information from a single glance. Should juries be made up of fewer than twelve people? Why don’t...
Neuroscience
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The pursuit of happiness can be lonely.
Working memory training does not improve intelligence in healthy young adults.
The anti-Mozart effect? Fast and loud background music [by Mozart] disrupts reading comprehension.
Good for creativity: "simple external tasks that allow the mind to wander".
Posing with your partner in your Facebook pic is a sign that you're happy in that relationship.
Effect of weather on pedestrians "A 5°C increase in temp was associated with a 14% increase in pedestrians".
Anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam increases people's ruthlessness in moral-personal dilemmas.
Even 3-yr-olds won't show you much sympathy if you're making a fuss about nothing.
Reflections on being a memory expert on the witness stand.
Dogs evaluate humans on the basis of direct experiences only.
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that I didn't have the chance to report on in full: Over last 50 yrs - American English books have become progressively more emotional than British English books. Does the foot-in-the-door persuasion effect work when asking someone...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: More clues to successful ageing from the study of "super-agers" (previous Digest post on Super-Agers). Does Posting Facebook Status Updates Increase or Decrease Loneliness? Being men with eating...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People look younger when they smile. Narcissism comes in three different flavours - vulnerable, grandiose and aggressive. We eat more when different food types are presented on a plate separately,...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A replication of the finding that positive psychology exercises boost happiness. The first documented case of congenital amusia in childhood. The idea of the "hot-hand" in sports is that after hitting...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Anomalous experiences in the general population are common. Expert footballers may extract more information from a single glance. Should juries be made up of fewer than twelve people? Why don’t...