FeaturedPsychology·August 27, 2018·6 min readHow We Judge Personality from Faces Depends on Our Beliefs About How Personality WorksFacial impressions are shaped by both our perception of the face's specific features and out beliefs about personality, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2018·5 min readNeural ‘Auto-Correct’ Feature We Use to Process Ambiguous Sounds DiscoveredResearchers report the brain re-evaluates the interpretation of speech sounds the moment subsequent sounds are heard in order to update interpretations as necessary.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2018·3 min readBeauty is Simpler, and Less Special, Than We RealizeAnalyzing the work of great philosophers and recent neuroscience research, researchers conclude certain simple features, such as symmetry and roundness, make things more attractive to us.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2018·6 min readHow We See Others’ Emotions Depends on Our Pre-Concevied BeliefsA new study sheds light into how we recognize facial expressions of emotion. Researchers report our interpretation of emotions expressed facially by others depends upon our pre-conceived understanding of emotion.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2018·4 min readSame Characteristics Can Be Acquired Differently When It Comes to NeuronsResearchers report distant molecular mechanisms can generate the same features in different neurons. The findings shed new light on how brain cells develop.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 25, 2018·3 min readNew Observations Following Replication of Famous Marshmallow TestA replication of the famous Marshmallow test has reveal some interesting new insights into the psychological development of children. Researchers report there is no indication the test was able to predict later behaviors or personality measures in children. Interventions focused on teaching children to delay gratification are likely to be ineffective, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2018·4 min readPutting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their PlaceA new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 3, 2018·5 min readWe’ll Pay More for Unhealthy Foods We CraveAccording to a new NYU study, people are willing to pay more money for unhealthy foods when craving them. Additionally, we are willing to pay disproportionately more for bigger portion sizes of the foods we crave.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 23, 2018·4 min readShedding Light on the Perception of MotionA new study reveals how neurons implicated in the perception of motion are formed in the brains of fruit flies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2018·3 min readFrom Signal Propagation to Consciousness: A Potential Connection DiscoveredResearchers investigate the neural mechanisms behind consciousness.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·February 23, 2018·3 min readThe ‘Loudness’ of Our Thoughts Affects How We Judge External SoundsAccording to researchers, the 'loudness' of our internal thoughts influences how we perceive the volume of external sounds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 30, 2018·3 min readWhy Do We Trust, or Distrust Strangers? The Answer is PavlovianA new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past.Read More
