Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Establishing cognitive norms for centenarians.
How do children with autism and children with Down Syndrome react to their mirror image?
Heterosexual men with more cause to be concerned by 'sperm competition' (other men's sperm competing with their own), tend to be more motivated to ensure their partner reaches orgasm during sex. Seriously.
Pet therapy found to be beneficial for elderly patients with mental illness.
Hunting video game addicts.
Distinguishing kids who make best friends from those who don't.
The webcam test - a new tool for personnel recruitment.
Vegetarians and meat-eaters differ in their view of the uniqueness of humans.
Newborns have an innate preference for biological motion.
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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 -...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: How to critically appraise an article. What can magicians teach us about the brain? Exploring the way anxiety may be passed from parents to their children. Comparing the brain activity of architects...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Using Piagetian tasks to test the elderly. Dreams are more negatively biased than reality. Children's false memories: The tooth fairy has a lot to answer for. Are autism and psychosis opposites?...
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Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People who have memories of a 'previous life' are more likely to forget where they first encountered a person's name - a finding that provides a small clue as to why they believe...
Neuroscience
Extras
Establishing cognitive norms for centenarians.
How do children with autism and children with Down Syndrome react to their mirror image?
Heterosexual men with more cause to be concerned by 'sperm competition' (other men's sperm competing with their own), tend to be more motivated to ensure their partner reaches orgasm during sex. Seriously.
Pet therapy found to be beneficial for elderly patients with mental illness.
Hunting video game addicts.
Distinguishing kids who make best friends from those who don't.
The webcam test - a new tool for personnel recruitment.
Vegetarians and meat-eaters differ in their view of the uniqueness of humans.
Newborns have an innate preference for biological motion.
- 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 -...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: How to critically appraise an article. What can magicians teach us about the brain? Exploring the way anxiety may be passed from parents to their children. Comparing the brain activity of architects...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Using Piagetian tasks to test the elderly. Dreams are more negatively biased than reality. Children's false memories: The tooth fairy has a lot to answer for. Are autism and psychosis opposites?...
- Extras
Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: People who have memories of a 'previous life' are more likely to forget where they first encountered a person's name - a finding that provides a small clue as to why they believe...