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This shows drawing of different objects, such as hands, rainbows, squiggles, ane leaves in hues of green, black, orange and pink

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·March 26, 2021·5 min read

The Brain Area With Which We Interpret the World

Different areas of the inferior parietal lobe specialize in distinct cognitive functions, such as language processing and social cognition. However, these areas work together in conjunction with different brain areas in process-specific ways. Read More

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·February 24, 2021·4 min read

The Appearance of Robots Affects Our Perception of the Morality of Their Decisions

People consider moral decisions made by humanoid robots to be less ethically sound than when another human or traditional-looking robot makes the same decision. Read More

This shows a bedroom scene and drawings from those who can and can't visualize

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·December 27, 2020·6 min read

Can’t Draw a Mental Picture? Aphantasia Causes Blind Spots in the Mind’s Eye

While people with aphantasia lack visual imagery ability, they have intact spatial memory. Findings suggest mental imagery recall and spatial memory may be stored differently in the brain. Read More

This shows normal faces and the same faces in surgical masks

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·December 21, 2020·4 min read

Do I Know You? Researchers Evaluate How Masks Disrupt Facial Perception

It may be harder to recognize familiar faces when they wear a surgical mask to protect against COVID-19, a new study reports. Researchers noted a 15% drop in the ability for people to recognize faces when they were masked. Read More

This cartoon shows a woman decising between two glasses of juice

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·November 2, 2020·5 min read

New Insight Into How Brain Neurons Influence Choices

Neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex play a critical role in encoding subjective values. Activation of these neurons leads directly to the choice of one option over another. Read More

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·October 12, 2020·5 min read

Dopamine and Serotonin Play a Role in Human Perception and Decision-Making

Researchers recorded alterations in levels of both dopamine and serotonin in the brain when people perform perception and decision making based tasks. Read More

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·October 9, 2020·4 min read

Perceptions of Body Image Linked to Sexual Dysfunction

Having a negative perception of your body image correlates to an increased risk of sexual dysfunction. However, researchers report a positive body image is associated with greater pleasure when it comes to intimacy. Read More

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·September 23, 2020·7 min read

Feeling Frisky Makes You See What You Want to See

People find potential romantic partners more attractive when they have, what researchers called, a "sexy mindset." They also tend to overestimate their chances of romantic success when aroused. The findings suggest the sexual system prepares the ground for forming relationships by biasing interpersonal perceptions. Read More

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·September 10, 2020·5 min read

Why Human-Like Robots Elicit Uncanny Feelings

Perceived animacy decreases significantly as a function of exposure time for android faces. Read More

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·September 3, 2020·4 min read

Is Consciousness Continuous or Discrete? Maybe It’s Both

A new two-stage model seeks to answer a longstanding philosophical debate over whether consciousness is continuous or discrete. Findings suggest discrete consciousness is preceded by a long-lasting unconscious processing period. Read More

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Psychology Visual Neuroscience

·August 30, 2020·5 min read

Let’s Scrap the Neuromyths: No, You Aren’t a ‘Visual’ or ‘Auditory’ Person

Believing in neuromyths, especially concerning learning styles, may be dangerous to personal development. Researchers debunk the concepts surrounding neuromyths. Read More

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·August 17, 2020·5 min read

To Perceive Faces, Your Brain Relies on a Process Similar to Computer Face Recognition Systems

Some patients with a disorder called hemi-PMO see distortions in the same half of a person's face, regardless of the angle they view the face. Findings suggest the visual system standardizes all the faces we perceive using the same process, so they can be better compared to faces we have seen before. Read More

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