FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 6, 2026·8 min readBrain’s Default Setting for Ambiguity Matters for Mental HealthA new study reveals that "valence bias"—how we interpret ambiguous situations—is a key predictor of depression and anxiety. The study highlights a critical "positivity shift" at age 10 that can determine a child's mental health trajectory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 19, 2019·5 min readChildren describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’Children consider technologies that pose an ambiguous threat as 'creepy'. Researchers pinpoint five aspects of technology that contribute to the feeling of ambiguity, examples of which are lack of control, ominous physical appearance and mimicry.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 15, 2018·2 min readAge Bias is SubconsciousA new study reveals our response to others is subconsciously connected to appearance and age. Researchers say the finding may shed light on why people tend to prefer the company of others in their own age groups.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2016·4 min readUntangling Ambiguity in Neural CircuitsA new study identifies where and how ambiguous associations are processed in the brains of rats.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 12, 2015·7 min readMaking Sense of an Ambiguous World: How Hallucinations EmergedA new study suggests hallucinations arose to help us enhance our tendency to make sense of the world around us and could help explain why some people are more prone to hallucinations that others.Read More
