Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Is OCD a form of hypermorality?
Can children aged five to six years discriminate between accents?
The wonderfully named "Silver Lining Questionnaire" used to measure the idea that some good can come from illness.
Older people are less prone to the "sunk-cost fallacy": our tendency to keep pursuing failed projects so as to justify earlier losses.
Virtual reality used to help troops recover from PTSD.
- Just Fifteen Minutes Of Mindfulness Meditation Can Improve Your Decision Making
Do you have an expensive but uncomfortable pair of shoes or jeans at the back of your cupboard that you never ever wear, but you simply cannot throw away because to do so would be to admit defeat and recognise that you wasted a lot of money? If so, you...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The bright side of being blue: "The analytical rumination hypothesis proposes that depression is an evolved response to complex problems, whose function is to minimize disruption and sustain analysis...
- 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: In terms of driving safety, napping has a more rejuvenating effect on younger people aged 20 to 25 than on the middle-aged (40-50 years old). (See earlier). 'The KKK won't...
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: 'A head injury changed my life': a former army cadet recalls life after a car crash. Is it wrong to teach children about feelings? The boredom epidemic affecting workers. A marriage devoted...
Neuroscience
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:Is OCD a form of hypermorality?
Can children aged five to six years discriminate between accents?
The wonderfully named "Silver Lining Questionnaire" used to measure the idea that some good can come from illness.
Older people are less prone to the "sunk-cost fallacy": our tendency to keep pursuing failed projects so as to justify earlier losses.
Virtual reality used to help troops recover from PTSD.
- Just Fifteen Minutes Of Mindfulness Meditation Can Improve Your Decision Making
Do you have an expensive but uncomfortable pair of shoes or jeans at the back of your cupboard that you never ever wear, but you simply cannot throw away because to do so would be to admit defeat and recognise that you wasted a lot of money? If so, you...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: The bright side of being blue: "The analytical rumination hypothesis proposes that depression is an evolved response to complex problems, whose function is to minimize disruption and sustain analysis...
- 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: In terms of driving safety, napping has a more rejuvenating effect on younger people aged 20 to 25 than on the middle-aged (40-50 years old). (See earlier). 'The KKK won't...
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: 'A head injury changed my life': a former army cadet recalls life after a car crash. Is it wrong to teach children about feelings? The boredom epidemic affecting workers. A marriage devoted...