Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
What do we mean when we say a public figure has integrity?
Ageing associated with a deficit in recognising hand gestures (even when other cognition remains intact).
What clinical psychologists think about gifts from clients.
Rats with resistance to cocaine addiction.
Music as a memory enhancer for patients with Alzheimer's.
Review paper on Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) - new methods for safely and temporarily altering brain function.
Review paper on boundary extension - the tendency for our memories of scenes to bleed over the edges (see earlier).
Three cases of developmental prosopagnosia ('face blindness') from one family.
The link between the Dark Triad and love styles. Seriously.
Brain training in elderly associated with increased cortical thickness.
People with stronger social relationships live longer.
- The Trouble With Tdcs? Electrical Brain Stimulation May Not Work After All
By guest blogger Neuroskeptic A widely-used brain stimulation technique may be less effective than previously believed. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is an increasingly popular neuroscience tool. tDCS involves attaching electrodes to...
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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: 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 effect of pregnancy on memory. How close are we to detecting lies using functional brain imaging? (See earlier). Older people define themselves through more positive memories than do university...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: 'Spot the book' and 'Spot the country' - new tests for estimating people's IQ prior to brain-related illness or injury. The brains of men and women differ in how...
Neuroscience
Extras
What do we mean when we say a public figure has integrity?
Ageing associated with a deficit in recognising hand gestures (even when other cognition remains intact).
What clinical psychologists think about gifts from clients.
Rats with resistance to cocaine addiction.
Music as a memory enhancer for patients with Alzheimer's.
Review paper on Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) - new methods for safely and temporarily altering brain function.
Review paper on boundary extension - the tendency for our memories of scenes to bleed over the edges (see earlier).
Three cases of developmental prosopagnosia ('face blindness') from one family.
The link between the Dark Triad and love styles. Seriously.
Brain training in elderly associated with increased cortical thickness.
People with stronger social relationships live longer.
- The Trouble With Tdcs? Electrical Brain Stimulation May Not Work After All
By guest blogger Neuroskeptic A widely-used brain stimulation technique may be less effective than previously believed. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is an increasingly popular neuroscience tool. tDCS involves attaching electrodes to...
- 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: 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 effect of pregnancy on memory. How close are we to detecting lies using functional brain imaging? (See earlier). Older people define themselves through more positive memories than do university...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: 'Spot the book' and 'Spot the country' - new tests for estimating people's IQ prior to brain-related illness or injury. The brains of men and women differ in how...