Psychology·March 2, 2012·2 min readNew Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, BoredomEmotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has...Read More
Psychology·February 20, 2012·7 min readEconomics and the Brain: How People Really Make Decisions in Turbulent TimesIn a 2008 paper on neuroeconomics, economist George Loewenstein said: “Whereas psychologists tend to view humans as fallible and sometime...Read More
Neuroscience·February 14, 2012·2 min readPeople Forage for Memories in the Same Way Birds Forage for BerriesHumans move between ‘patches’ in their memory using the same strategy as bees flitting between flowers for pollen or birds...Read More
Neurology·January 25, 2012·2 min readStudy: Men at Higher Risk for Mild Memory Loss than WomenMen may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that...Read More
Psychology·January 17, 2012·2 min readThe Illusion of Courage: New Research Explains Why People Mispredict Their Behavior in Embarrassing SituationWhether it’s investing in stocks, bungee jumping or public speaking, why do we often plan to take risks but then...Read More
Neurology·January 16, 2012·4 min readNeural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the BrainBrain circuits for visual categorization revealed by new experiments Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire...Read More
Psychology·December 27, 2011·4 min readElderly Can Be As Fast As Young in Some Brain TasksBoth children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But...Read More
NeurologyPsychology·December 19, 2011·2 min readBabies Remember Even as They Seem to ForgetFifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of...Read More
NeuroethicsPsychology·December 19, 2011·3 min readBrain Function – A New Way to Measure the Burden of Aging Across NationsCognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging on an economy than age-distribution, with chronological age...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
NeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·December 8, 2011·4 min readHelping Your Fellow Rat: Rodents Show Empathy-Driven BehaviorRats free trapped companions, even when given choice of chocolate instead The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 29, 2011·2 min readLook at That! Ravens Use Gestures, TooRavens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other Pointing and holding up objects in order to...Read More
