FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2022·4 min readIf You Stand Like Superman or Wonder Woman, Would You Feel Stronger?A new meta-analysis study reviews the effects of body posture on positive self-perception, reporting a dominant pose or strong upright posture can help people feel, and behave, more confidently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 27, 2022·3 min readMany Adults Inaccurately Perceive Their Own BMI and Body SizeStudy finds less than 2/3 of people can correctly estimate their BMI, and less than half of people can identify their body size.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 13, 2021·4 min readYour Perception of Self Becomes Blurrier Over TimeSelf-perception becomes blurrier over time, the further away you get from the present, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 12, 2021·4 min readPsychologists Reveal How We Truly See Ourselves by Generating ‘Mental Selfies’Researchers have devised a method to access people's mental images of themselves and compare this mental image against a realistic image of the person. The study revealed people's mental images of themselves are not necessarily true to life, but are influenced by the kind of personality the individual believes themselves to have.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 30, 2021·5 min readOur Choices May Be Making Us More IndividualisticSalient choice alone can have a powerful range of psychological effects, including the personal empowerment of an individual.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 3, 2021·5 min readGut and Heart Signals Affect How We See OurselvesStudy reveals the strength of the connection between the brain and internal organs is associated with how a person feels about their appearance. Weaker brain responses to the gut and heart were linked to greater levels of body shame and weight preoccupation.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 18, 2018·4 min readHigh Stakes Decision Making Causes More Cheating and Less CharityAccording to researchers, when faced with high stakes decision making tasks, people are more likely to lose sight of personal morality, leading to more cheating and less charitable efforts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 9, 2018·6 min readAnorexic Patients Prefer Underweight BodiesUsing virtual reality, researchers shed light on how those with anorexia perceive their own bodies.The study also found women with anorexia consider severely underweight bodies to be ideal and most attractive.Read More
