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

Society is rejecting facts; medical researchers can help

In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts

Nothing clinically “wrong” with obsessive gamers

Neuroscience

Society is rejecting facts; medical researchers can help

In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts

Nothing clinically “wrong” with obsessive gamers

Neurology

In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition

AI

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

Nothing clinically “wrong” with obsessive gamers

Investigating the full spectrum of suicide

New insights into biological underpinnings of schizophrenia

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