confirmation bias Research Articles

Pain Can Be A Self Fulfilling Prophecy

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

The expectation of pain, even when the stimulus isn't painful, can lead us to believe we are hurt, a new study reveals. Using fMRI neuroimaging, researchers report expectations influence how we perceive and process pain.... Read More...

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People Show Confirmation Bias Even About Which Way Dots are Moving

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2018

A new study reports people use confirmation bias, even when a decision they make has little to no consequence.... Read More...

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Why We’re Susceptible to Fake News, and What We Can Do About It

Neuroscience NewsAugust 12, 2018

Researchers say the tendency to believe in conspiracies and fake news may be rooted in childhood development.... Read More...

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Primitive Reward-Driven Behaviors May Bias the Information People Choose to Sample

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2016

Researchers report confirmation bias may not be the only factor that influences who people sample information and make decisions that may seem irrational.... Read More...

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Full Moon Not to Blame for Hospital Admissions

Neuroscience NewsMarch 31, 2015

A new study illustrates how people can develop strong beliefs which do not align with reality.... Read More...

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News

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Neuroscience

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Neurology

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Modified protein can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in mice

Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

AI

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

AI used to detect brain’s response to multiple sclerosis treatment

Brain activation provides individual-level prediction of bipolar disorder risk

Robotics

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Psychology

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

confirmation bias

Pain Can Be A Self Fulfilling Prophecy

People Show Confirmation Bias Even About Which Way Dots are Moving

Why We’re Susceptible to Fake News, and What We Can Do About It

Primitive Reward-Driven Behaviors May Bias the Information People Choose to Sample

Full Moon Not to Blame for Hospital Admissions