FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 8, 2019·3 min readStudy locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic peoplePatients with schizophrenia show increased brain activity in central areas of the brain, but lower activity in the temporal sulcus when hearing metaphors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 14, 2016·4 min readHow Hearing ‘Twist My Arm’ Engages the BrainResearchers discover metaphors that involve body parts such as arms or legs, such as 'twist my arm, engage a brain region responsible for the visual perception of those parts.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 3, 2016·4 min readWords Matter When Talking About Alzheimer’sResearchers recommend replacing war metaphors used in reference to Alzheimer's disease with words associated with resilience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2016·4 min readMetaphors Bias Perceptions of Scientific DiscoveryAccording to a new study, metaphors can influence our perceptions of the quality of an idea and the ability of the idea's creator.Read More