Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
The neural correlates of aesthetic appreciation: "We present here the most comprehensive analysis to date of neuroaesthetic processing ..."
Why do we take such a lenient view of white-collar criminals?
A forum on mirror neuron research.
The effect of neuroimaging and other evidence on jurors' decision making. "Overall, neuroscience-based evidence was found to be more persuasive than psychological and anecdotal family history evidence."
Littering in Context: Personal and Environmental Predictors of Littering Behavior.
Psychology at the gym: Treadmill Experience Alters Treadmill Effects on Perceived Visual Motion.
The Enigma of Number: Why Children Find the Meanings of Even Small Number Words Hard to Learn and How We Can Help Them Do Better.
Power Increases Infidelity Among Men and Women.
Synaesthetic Associations Decrease During Infancy.
Personality and gang embeddedness.
Heaven It's My Wife! Male Canaries Conceal Extra-Pair Courtships but Increase Aggressions When Their Mate Watches.
Do children really recover better? Neurobehavioural plasticity after early brain insult.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: "In two experiments we showed that exposure to an incidental black and white visual contrast leads people to think in a 'black and white' manner" Evolutionary explanations of cognitive biases...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A psychopath, a narcissist & a Machiavellian enter a room, who was perceived more favourably? What is the most interesting part of the brain? (open access) "Spending time on others increases...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The science of stepping off a kerb. Women's telephone calls last longer than men's. What's it like to live with parents who have OCD? Appealing to a sense of common humanity among...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Evidence against two claims about mirror neurons. Another Milgram replication, this time in an 'immersive video environment'. Incidental tactile sensations affect our social judgments -...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The simple act of stepping backwards seems to boost people's cognitive control, as measured by the Stroop test. More evidence for the embodiment of cognition. The objectification of women -...
Neuroscience
Extras
The neural correlates of aesthetic appreciation: "We present here the most comprehensive analysis to date of neuroaesthetic processing ..."
Why do we take such a lenient view of white-collar criminals?
A forum on mirror neuron research.
The effect of neuroimaging and other evidence on jurors' decision making. "Overall, neuroscience-based evidence was found to be more persuasive than psychological and anecdotal family history evidence."
Littering in Context: Personal and Environmental Predictors of Littering Behavior.
Psychology at the gym: Treadmill Experience Alters Treadmill Effects on Perceived Visual Motion.
The Enigma of Number: Why Children Find the Meanings of Even Small Number Words Hard to Learn and How We Can Help Them Do Better.
Power Increases Infidelity Among Men and Women.
Synaesthetic Associations Decrease During Infancy.
Personality and gang embeddedness.
Heaven It's My Wife! Male Canaries Conceal Extra-Pair Courtships but Increase Aggressions When Their Mate Watches.
Do children really recover better? Neurobehavioural plasticity after early brain insult.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett for the BPS Research Digest.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: "In two experiments we showed that exposure to an incidental black and white visual contrast leads people to think in a 'black and white' manner" Evolutionary explanations of cognitive biases...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A psychopath, a narcissist & a Machiavellian enter a room, who was perceived more favourably? What is the most interesting part of the brain? (open access) "Spending time on others increases...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The science of stepping off a kerb. Women's telephone calls last longer than men's. What's it like to live with parents who have OCD? Appealing to a sense of common humanity among...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Evidence against two claims about mirror neurons. Another Milgram replication, this time in an 'immersive video environment'. Incidental tactile sensations affect our social judgments -...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The simple act of stepping backwards seems to boost people's cognitive control, as measured by the Stroop test. More evidence for the embodiment of cognition. The objectification of women -...