FeaturedNeuroscience·March 16, 2020Scientists can see the bias in your brainYour brain waves show how you will respond to your bias, even before you have a choice to make. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyvisual neuroscience·November 20, 2019Beauty in the biased eye of the beholderWhen we see a painting, we rate its aesthetic value based upon other artwork we have just seen. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 2, 2019Change the bias, change the behavior? Maybe notA meta-analysis of papers about implicit bias finds little evidence that changing a person's biased beliefs alters their behavior. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018How the Brain Biases BeliefsResearchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 24, 2018Why Our Brains See the World As “Us” Versus “Them”Researchers say our neural circuits could be responsible for why we find comfort in those who are similar to us and why we are often uneasy with those who might differ from us. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·April 11, 2018Having One Eye Better Than the Other May Explain Ants’ Left BiasA new study reveals behavioral lateralization may be hardwired during development rather than something learned from experience. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2016Metaphors 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
