FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 29, 2023·6 min readChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal NarrativesResearchers tapped into ChatGPT-4's capabilities to generate personalized narratives from stream-of-consciousness inputs. In a study, participants found the AI-generated narratives accurate, revealing, and insightful about their own identity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 21, 2022·4 min readWho Do You Think You Are? What Does Your Avatar Say About You?Avatars are not only a form of creative expression, they also allow for conformity and escapism. Our digital representations affect how we interact with others and can determine whether we fit in with social groups or are excluded.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 12, 2021·4 min readOur Emotions and Identity Can Affect How We Use GrammarStudy reveals how emotional context affects how we use and understand language at the neural level.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2021·4 min readWhat Your Brain’s Noise Tells About Your Authentic SelfThe "background noise" in the brain disrupts long-memory signals by neurons. This noise interrupts the consistent rhythm of long-memory alpha wave signals in people experiencing identity confusion.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 12, 2021·4 min readPsychologists Reveal How We Truly See Ourselves by Generating ‘Mental Selfies’Researchers have devised a method to access people's mental images of themselves and compare this mental image against a realistic image of the person. The study revealed people's mental images of themselves are not necessarily true to life, but are influenced by the kind of personality the individual believes themselves to have.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 24, 2021·5 min readChanges in Writing Style Provide Clues to Group IdentityStudy reveals that group normative behavior is reflected in a person's writing style. Researchers say people alter their writing style to impress their audience and this may be based on the group identity that is influencing them at the time.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 2, 2019·4 min readChurch, couch, couple: Social psychological connections between people and physical spaceAn ecological perspective reveals how design, use and personalization of environment are involved in social behavior, identity expression and emotional experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 19, 2018·5 min readThe ‘Real You’ is a MythResearchers say we constantly create false memories to help us achieve the identity we want.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 20, 2017·3 min readGuess Who? Facial Expressions Can Cause ConfusionUniversity of Bristol researchers report expressive faces can cause identity confusion.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 21, 2017·3 min readHow Can We Know Other People’s “True Selves”?Researchers find evidence of a strong link between morality and identity.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 17, 2015·4 min readMoral Traits, Not Memory, Considered Core Component of Our IdentityFor families of those with Alzheimer's disease, it's the changes in behavior and not loss of memory which makes those close say the patient isn't the same person any more.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·June 3, 2015·3 min readUsing Brainwaves to Verify a Person’s IdentityThe way your brain responds to certain words could be used to replace your passwords and verify your identity, a new study reports.Read More