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·May 7, 2018·3 min read

Women’s Preference for Masculine Faces Not Linked to Hormones

A new study refutes popular assumption that hormone levels in women alter perceptions of male attractiveness. The study reveals hormone levels do not influence the type of men women find attractive.

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·April 24, 2018·3 min read

Imagining a Positive Outcome Biases Subsequent Memories

Emotional content matters when it comes to episodic memories, researchers report. Imagining a positive event biases recall to positive details.

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·April 14, 2018·4 min read

Lingering Negative Responses to Stress Linked with Health a Decade Later

Lingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.

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·April 12, 2018·4 min read

Imagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds Later

A new study reveals imagining visual stimuli can alter our perception of where auditory stimuli may be coming from.

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·October 10, 2017·3 min read

Children With ADHD Likely to Have Touch Processing Abnormalities

A new study in Journal of Neurophysiology reveals children with ADHD perform worse on tests of tactile functioning than those without the disorder.

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·October 5, 2017·5 min read

Appetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast Forward

Researchers reveal people perceive positive images to fade more smoothly than negative or neutral images. The study compliments previous findings that emotional states and environment can affect how we perceive time.

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·September 12, 2017·4 min read

Eye Movements Reveal Temporal Expectation Deficits in ADHD

An eye tracking technique that measures small involuntary eye movements may provide a new method for monitoring temporal expectations in people with ADHD, a new study reports.

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·August 22, 2017·4 min read

Like Adults, Children Show Bias in Attributing Mental States to Others

A new study reveals an early origin for certain social phenomena, including dehumanizing and bias between social groups.

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·August 14, 2017·5 min read

Cognitive Abilities Seem to Reinforce Each Other in Adolescence

A new study reports cognitive abilities mutually assist each other during development. This results in improved cognitive skills and general intelligence over time.

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·July 12, 2017·4 min read

A New Look at the Killing of Kitty Genovese: The Science of False Confessions

Researchers take a new look at the murder of Kitty Genovese, a case that sparked psychologists interest in the bystander effect. Several new studies reveal that there are a number of instances where the facts of the case do not align with the original story, and also discover evidence of false confessions.

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·June 27, 2017·5 min read

Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

According to researchers, taking a photo can help us to better recall visual memories, but can impair non-visual aspects, such as auditory details.

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·June 27, 2017·5 min read

Adults With Autism Make More Consistent Choices

A new study reports that while people on the autism spectrum often show reduced sensitivity to contextual information in perceptual tasks, this may actually head them to make more consistent choices in higher level decision making tasks.