Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
The newborn infant: a missing stage in developmental psychology.
I can't believe this isn't wood! An investigation in the perception of naturalness.
Chemical signal in women's tears puts men off sex.
Meta-analyses of brain areas needed for numbers and calculations.
The role of passion in musical achievement - you need to make sure you have the harmonious variety rather than the obsessive kind.
A critical look at the research on psychological debriefing after stressful incidents. Past research suggests it can be harmful but this paper is sceptical. 'We call for reviewers to recognize the limitations of debriefing research and not to overgeneralize their conclusions.'
The disease of the moon: The linguistic and pathological evolution of the English term “Lunatic”
What do we infer about people from the style of their email messages?
Oops! If-then implementation plans with a negating style (e.g. If I am sad, then I won't eat chocolate) can back-fire increasing the to-be-avoided habit.
Exposure to the Confederate flag could have put people off voting for Obama.
Sex differences in dark side traits.
How much do US clinical psychologists know about online research resources?
Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity.
Speech errors of amnesic H.M.: Unlike everyday slips-of-the-tongue - possibly one of the last studies H.M. took part in.
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The last chocolate tastes the best. Men with beards are judged to be higher status, more aggressive, but less attractive. Taking the beta-blocker propranolol associated with reduced implicit racism....
- Is It Time To Resurrect Post-trauma Psychological Debriefing For Emergency Responders And Aid Workers?
You've probably seen on the news, after a disaster, the announcement that trained counsellors will be on hand as a matter of routine. Or you used to. In fact, the practice of offering routine post-trauma psychological debriefing (Critical Incident...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Attractive women tend to be happier, but only in cities, not the countryside. Near-conversational synthetic speech generated via brain-machine interface. Review of eight meta-analyses of psychodynamic...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: If money doesn’t make us happy, why do we act as if it does? (Apologies to readers hoping to escape the non-stop financial news!). Teaching parents how to teach their children to read. Gender...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A profile of 50 women who developed an eating disorder at the age of 40 or older. Are you conducting research on emotion? Need some musical samples for evoking sadness, happiness, fear or peace?...
Neuroscience
Extras
The newborn infant: a missing stage in developmental psychology.
I can't believe this isn't wood! An investigation in the perception of naturalness.
Chemical signal in women's tears puts men off sex.
Meta-analyses of brain areas needed for numbers and calculations.
The role of passion in musical achievement - you need to make sure you have the harmonious variety rather than the obsessive kind.
A critical look at the research on psychological debriefing after stressful incidents. Past research suggests it can be harmful but this paper is sceptical. 'We call for reviewers to recognize the limitations of debriefing research and not to overgeneralize their conclusions.'
The disease of the moon: The linguistic and pathological evolution of the English term “Lunatic”
What do we infer about people from the style of their email messages?
Oops! If-then implementation plans with a negating style (e.g. If I am sad, then I won't eat chocolate) can back-fire increasing the to-be-avoided habit.
Exposure to the Confederate flag could have put people off voting for Obama.
Sex differences in dark side traits.
How much do US clinical psychologists know about online research resources?
Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity.
Speech errors of amnesic H.M.: Unlike everyday slips-of-the-tongue - possibly one of the last studies H.M. took part in.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The last chocolate tastes the best. Men with beards are judged to be higher status, more aggressive, but less attractive. Taking the beta-blocker propranolol associated with reduced implicit racism....
- Is It Time To Resurrect Post-trauma Psychological Debriefing For Emergency Responders And Aid Workers?
You've probably seen on the news, after a disaster, the announcement that trained counsellors will be on hand as a matter of routine. Or you used to. In fact, the practice of offering routine post-trauma psychological debriefing (Critical Incident...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Attractive women tend to be happier, but only in cities, not the countryside. Near-conversational synthetic speech generated via brain-machine interface. Review of eight meta-analyses of psychodynamic...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: If money doesn’t make us happy, why do we act as if it does? (Apologies to readers hoping to escape the non-stop financial news!). Teaching parents how to teach their children to read. Gender...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A profile of 50 women who developed an eating disorder at the age of 40 or older. Are you conducting research on emotion? Need some musical samples for evoking sadness, happiness, fear or peace?...