Casino Lights and Sounds Encourage Risky Decision Making
A new study reveals sensory cues within a casino may directly influence a player's decision to make more risky choices.... Read More...
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Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops
Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.... Read More...
Pacifiers Not to Blame for Common Speech Disorders in Kids
Summary: Contrary to popular belief, researchers find no significant link between common speech disorders and the use of pacifiers or bottles in small children.... Read More...
How Cognitive Development Shapes Attitudes About Physical Activity
Researchers report the reason many shun away from physical activity as adults may be rooted in childhood experience. The study reveals negative memories associated with PE classes during childhood may generate negative response to participating in exercise as adults.... Read More...
Time-Traveling Illusion Tricks the Brain
Researchers have developed two new illusions that shed light on how our senses can influence each other, specifically, how the presence of audio can influence visual illusions.... Read More...
Too Much Sleep is Bad For the Brain
While the effects of sleep deprivation are well known, researchers discover sleeping too much could have a detrimental effect on your brain. A new study reports sleeping more than eight hours per night can reduce cognitive ability and reasoning skills.... Read More...
Why You Can’t Decide What to Order For Lunch
A new study reveals why, when the brain is faced with an overwhelming number of similar options, it struggles to make a decision.... Read More...
Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?
Researchers investigate why some people experience frisson, or aesthetic chills, when listening to certain pieces of music. They report those who experience frisson score high for the openness to experience personality trait.... Read More...
Four Personality Types Based on New Data
A new, comprehensive data analysis study challenges existing paradigms in psychology relating to personality types. Researchers report there appear to be four major clusters of personality types.... Read More...
New Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective Treatment
Researchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.... Read More...
Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’
Researchers have developed a 3D printed prototype for a bionic eye. The team successfully printed an array of light receptors onto a hemispherical surface. This advance could revolutionize restoring vision to those who have lost their sight. ... Read More...
ASMR Videos Could Be a New Digital Therapy For Depression
As ASMR videos are becoming more and more popular, researchers consider using ASMR as a therapeutic tool to treat a range of psychological disorders.... Read More...