FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 9, 2021·4 min readIt’s Not Just Doorways That Make Us Forget What We Came for in the Next RoomMulti-tasking, and not the "doorway effect" may be responsible for why we sometimes forget the reason we enter into a room.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 7, 2021·3 min readStop Telling Girls to Smile — It Pressures Them to Accept the Unjust Status QuoResearchers comment moral demands for women to be fun and be happy undermine their citizenship and commitment to community.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2021·5 min readHow the Brain Reads Music: The Evidence for Musical DyslexiaIdentifying musical dyslexia could help explain why some musicians are proficient at reading musical scores, while others excel when it comes to playing by ear.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2021·5 min readWhat I Learned When I Recreated the Famous ‘Doll Test’ That Looked at How Black Kids See RaceA new take on the Clark Doll Test reveals little Black girls still show racial bias in their treatment of Black dolls. Findings reconfirm Black children still view their Blackness in a negative way. Researchers say more focus should be placed on empowerment for young children in order to boost their cultural esteem and personal identity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 2, 2021·4 min readOnly 2% of Conversations End When We Want Them ToWhether a conversation seems to last forever or is cut prematurely short, researchers say it is incredibly common to experience conversational disappointment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 1, 2021·6 min readAs Death Approaches, Our Dreams Offer Comfort and ReconciliationMore than 80% of patients nearing the end of life reported experiencing dreams that were vivid, meaningful, and transformative. Patients reported the dreams made them feel supported, reassured and helped them to accept their impending death.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 28, 2021·4 min readFive Ways Boredom Could Be Changing Your Behavior, for Better or WorseResearchers investigate why boredom can be both good and bad for our mental health and behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 26, 2021·5 min readHow Exercise Keeps Your Brain Healthy and Protects It Against Depression and AnxietyFrom helping improve cognitive health to improving symptoms of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, researchers examine the benefits of exercise on brain health.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 23, 2021·4 min readPhone Call Anxiety: Why So Many of Us Have It, and How to Get Over ItA significant number of people report feeling anxious when they hear their phones ring. Researchers explore why so many people experience phone call anxiety and address how to limit anxious reactions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2021·4 min readFrom Trippy Drugs to Therapeutic Aids – How Psychedelics Got Their Groove BackFrom microdosing to improve cognition, to treating a range of mental health disorders, researchers evaluate the rise in the use of psychedelics and their potential as medicines.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 21, 2021·6 min readProprioception, Our Imperceptible 6th SenseProprioception allows us to determine the position, speed, and direction of each of our body parts, and enables our brains to guide our movements. Researchers explore what happens in the brain when proprioception is lost.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2021·5 min readDo You Look Like Your Name?Study reveals the stereotype that a given society has of a first name can influence the way people look.Read More