Neuroscience
Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight:
Does a 6-month-old baby's temperament predict its character at age five? Explaining how human altruism evolved. How mood can affect taste. Should psychiatric diagnoses should be dimensional, rather than categorical? When threats and encouragements are effective in bargaining. The neural correlates of a pessimistic attitude. Are 'evening people' more creative than early risers?
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Anomalous experiences in the general population are common. Expert footballers may extract more information from a single glance. Should juries be made up of fewer than twelve people? Why don’t...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A person's hand movements affect the way we perceive their facial expression. The neural mechanisms that may mediate the enormous influence of social status on human behavior and health. The...
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Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: How losing a close friend to cancer affects our own long-term decision making. We use a person's distinctive facial movements to help us recognise them. Does heading the...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Breast feeding does not affect children's intelligence. Elephants recognise themselves in the mirror. Most psychologists asked to share their data failed to do so (PDF). The stigmatisation...
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: The role of auditory 'mirror neurons' in human empathy. In monkeys, these cells are activated both when a certain action is performed and when the sound of that action is...
Neuroscience
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Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight:Does a 6-month-old baby's temperament predict its character at age five? Explaining how human altruism evolved. How mood can affect taste. Should psychiatric diagnoses should be dimensional, rather than categorical? When threats and encouragements are effective in bargaining. The neural correlates of a pessimistic attitude. Are 'evening people' more creative than early risers?
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Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: Anomalous experiences in the general population are common. Expert footballers may extract more information from a single glance. Should juries be made up of fewer than twelve people? Why don’t...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut: A person's hand movements affect the way we perceive their facial expression. The neural mechanisms that may mediate the enormous influence of social status on human behavior and health. The...
- Extras
Other eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: How losing a close friend to cancer affects our own long-term decision making. We use a person's distinctive facial movements to help us recognise them. Does heading the...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: Breast feeding does not affect children's intelligence. Elephants recognise themselves in the mirror. Most psychologists asked to share their data failed to do so (PDF). The stigmatisation...
- Extras
Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut this fortnight: The role of auditory 'mirror neurons' in human empathy. In monkeys, these cells are activated both when a certain action is performed and when the sound of that action is...