Neuroscience
Wishing you a thriller of a Halloween!
How to make a Halloween brain cake (ht @mocost).
What do young children know about managing fear?
How to make a zombie brain (See also this related video).
The Lure of Horror, where I explore horror's appeal and why it takes the form it does.
From BBC Radio 4 (now on iPlayer) - The Sound of Fear.
Why fear is fun: Halloween special from Psychology Today.
Why you should watch a horror film before going to the art gallery.
Some people urinate when they're frightened. Other people can't urinate when they're nervous. What's going on?
At what age do babies enter the uncanny valley?
How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Using Science (Wired)
Brain dread.
Terror in the night: article on sleep paralysis.
Snakes in a brain scanner!
Horror Director Eli Roth Explores What Makes Good People Do Evil Things in TV Special
Six reasons we're so fascinated by zombies (Psych files podcast).
Fear really does have a smell.
The Neurocritic discusses the pathological fear of being buried alive.
What spooks the masters of horror? Top horror movie makers say which films scared them the most.
Yikes! Thoughts of death increase the appeal of Intelligent Design.
Reminders of disease prime the body and mind to repel other people.
- How Do Horror Video Games Work, And Why Do People Play Them?
Horror video games target evolved defence mechanisms by confronting the player with fright-inducing stimuli such as darkness and hostile entities. By guest blogger Mathias Clasen The video game industry outpaced the movie industry several years ago,...
- Spook Me, Please: What Psychology Tells Us About The Appeal Of Halloween
By guest blogger Mathias Clasen It’s the time of year, at least in our part of the world, when darkness encroaches on us—literally and metaphorically. The symbols and agents of darkness dominate Halloween decorations everywhere, and Halloween is growing...
- Halloween Links Round-up
Happy Halloween! Here are a few psychology-related Halloween articles we've found on the web. Please use comments to alert us to any others and we'll add them in to the post. The Lure of Horror, the Digest editor explores horror's appeal and...
- (every Day Is) Halloween
...with The Neurocritic's Halloween and Horror archive! The Synapse, Spooky Issue 10 The Brain That Wouldn't Die Carnival of Souls Cerebro Muerto Hate On Halloween El Día de los Políticos Muertos The Hyperscanning of 'Paranormal...
- Carnival Of Souls
The Synapse No. 3 (a neuroscience carnival) is now available for your reading pleasure at The Neurophilosopher's Blog! July 23, 2006 The Haunting By JOHN HODGMAN New York Times Magazine . . . Horror, like comedy, has always been something of a reptilian-brain...
Neuroscience
Some terrifying psychology links for Halloween
How to make a Halloween brain cake (ht @mocost).
What do young children know about managing fear?
How to make a zombie brain (See also this related video).
The Lure of Horror, where I explore horror's appeal and why it takes the form it does.
From BBC Radio 4 (now on iPlayer) - The Sound of Fear.
Why fear is fun: Halloween special from Psychology Today.
Why you should watch a horror film before going to the art gallery.
Some people urinate when they're frightened. Other people can't urinate when they're nervous. What's going on?
At what age do babies enter the uncanny valley?
How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Using Science (Wired)
Brain dread.
Terror in the night: article on sleep paralysis.
Snakes in a brain scanner!
Horror Director Eli Roth Explores What Makes Good People Do Evil Things in TV Special
Six reasons we're so fascinated by zombies (Psych files podcast).
Fear really does have a smell.
The Neurocritic discusses the pathological fear of being buried alive.
What spooks the masters of horror? Top horror movie makers say which films scared them the most.
Yikes! Thoughts of death increase the appeal of Intelligent Design.
Reminders of disease prime the body and mind to repel other people.
- How Do Horror Video Games Work, And Why Do People Play Them?
Horror video games target evolved defence mechanisms by confronting the player with fright-inducing stimuli such as darkness and hostile entities. By guest blogger Mathias Clasen The video game industry outpaced the movie industry several years ago,...
- Spook Me, Please: What Psychology Tells Us About The Appeal Of Halloween
By guest blogger Mathias Clasen It’s the time of year, at least in our part of the world, when darkness encroaches on us—literally and metaphorically. The symbols and agents of darkness dominate Halloween decorations everywhere, and Halloween is growing...
- Halloween Links Round-up
Happy Halloween! Here are a few psychology-related Halloween articles we've found on the web. Please use comments to alert us to any others and we'll add them in to the post. The Lure of Horror, the Digest editor explores horror's appeal and...
- (every Day Is) Halloween
...with The Neurocritic's Halloween and Horror archive! The Synapse, Spooky Issue 10 The Brain That Wouldn't Die Carnival of Souls Cerebro Muerto Hate On Halloween El Día de los Políticos Muertos The Hyperscanning of 'Paranormal...
- Carnival Of Souls
The Synapse No. 3 (a neuroscience carnival) is now available for your reading pleasure at The Neurophilosopher's Blog! July 23, 2006 The Haunting By JOHN HODGMAN New York Times Magazine . . . Horror, like comedy, has always been something of a reptilian-brain...