Neuroscience
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:
Scanning the brains of anorexia patients while they view their own bodies and other people's. Their neural activity is regular when they look at other people's bodies, but unusual when they look at their own.
Schizophrenia is associated with poor facial recognition. Patients with the illness were far worse at spotting faces hidden among neutral pictures than were control participants.
Studying muscled men who think they are small.
Adults with ADHD may be particularly vulnerable to suggestion in police interrogations.
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Brain scanning unborn babies to investigate the origins of hemispheric lateralisation. Media use by people with and without depression. Children’s belief in an invisible person inhibits their...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Thermal imaging as a lie detection tool at airports. 'In comparison to their younger counterparts, older adults generally reported and expressed greater sympathy while observing the target persons'...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Without knowledge of the position they play, women consistently rate the faces of goalkeepers and strikers as more attractive than their teammates. Cognitive scientists need to polish up on their...
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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...
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Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Different monetary currencies affect our perception of how expensive things are. Does psychological therapy for bulimia work when it's delivered remotely, over a video link?...
Neuroscience
Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:Scanning the brains of anorexia patients while they view their own bodies and other people's. Their neural activity is regular when they look at other people's bodies, but unusual when they look at their own.
Schizophrenia is associated with poor facial recognition. Patients with the illness were far worse at spotting faces hidden among neutral pictures than were control participants.
Studying muscled men who think they are small.
Adults with ADHD may be particularly vulnerable to suggestion in police interrogations.
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Brain scanning unborn babies to investigate the origins of hemispheric lateralisation. Media use by people with and without depression. Children’s belief in an invisible person inhibits their...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Thermal imaging as a lie detection tool at airports. 'In comparison to their younger counterparts, older adults generally reported and expressed greater sympathy while observing the target persons'...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Without knowledge of the position they play, women consistently rate the faces of goalkeepers and strikers as more attractive than their teammates. Cognitive scientists need to polish up on their...
- 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...
- Extras
Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Different monetary currencies affect our perception of how expensive things are. Does psychological therapy for bulimia work when it's delivered remotely, over a video link?...