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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 8, 2019·3 min read

Study locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people

Patients with schizophrenia show increased brain activity in central areas of the brain, but lower activity in the temporal sulcus when hearing metaphors.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 14, 2016·4 min read

How Hearing ‘Twist My Arm’ Engages the Brain

Researchers discover metaphors that involve body parts such as arms or legs, such as 'twist my arm, engage a brain region responsible for the visual perception of those parts.

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Featured Psychology

·November 3, 2016·4 min read

Words Matter When Talking About Alzheimer’s

Researchers recommend replacing war metaphors used in reference to Alzheimer's disease with words associated with resilience.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2016·4 min read

Metaphors Bias Perceptions of Scientific Discovery

According to a new study, metaphors can influence our perceptions of the quality of an idea and the ability of the idea's creator.