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Dave and Greta Munger Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field.

Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.

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January 31, 2006

Picturing language: Does it help or hinder?

Category: Perception

Clicking on the image below will take you to a short Quicktime movie. Make sure you have your sound turned up, because I've recorded a few sentences that play along with the movie. Your job is to determine, as quickly...

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January 27, 2006

Casual Fridays: How do you merge onto the freeway?

Category: Casual Fridays

This week's Casual Friday survey was inspired by what I observe as I drive in different parts of the country. It seems that nearly everywhere I go, there's a slightly different expectation for how drivers will respond to others. Given...

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Cognitive Daily readers tackle change

Category: Casual Fridays

Last Friday, we asked readers to identify changes in a painting by Eugène Delacroix, Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida. For the test, the picture flashed maddeningly between its original state and a doctored version Greta made in...

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January 26, 2006

When you die, do you know you're dead?

Category: Intentionality

Kids in America grow up in a society that overwhelmingly believes in life after death. At the same time, these same kids grow up learning more and more about the nature of living organisms, and what makes something living or...

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January 25, 2006

What aspects of facial movement convey emotion?

Category: Perception

Disney's purchase of Pixar makes it clear that computer-generated (CGI) animation appears to be the wave of the future in movies. But one difficulty with CGI animation is conveying realistic emotions. While film animators (whether they use computers or...

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January 24, 2006

Happy Birthday, Mozart!

Category: Music

January 27 is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday. In honor of the event, Greta Munger is giving a talk entitled "In the Mood: The Real Mozart Effect" discussing how scientific research addresses the claim that listening to the music of...

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January 23, 2006

Do kids prefer cheap healthy food or expensive junk food?

Category: Taste

When I was a kid, school lunches didn't offer choice. I paid $1.10, and I was given four plops of foodlike substance. The entrees had names like "salisbury steak," "lasagne," or "beef stroganoff," but they all tasted about the same....

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January 20, 2006

How do you detect change?

Category: Casual Fridays

This week's study is a simple test. You'll first be directed to a Quicktime movie of a painting. The painting will flash repeatedly, changing slighly between flashes. You have 9 seconds to identify the change; then your browser will automatically...

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Do we tell the truth about how friendly we are?

Category: Casual Fridays

The results of the first Casual Friday survey are in, and I have to say, I'm impressed at the level of response. Greta mentioned to one of her colleagues that we had collected 213 responses in five days, and his...

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January 19, 2006

Lonely people have less efficient sleep

Category: Social

To say college students* aren't well-known for their efficient sleep habits might be the most dramatic understatement since Washington observed that Valley Forge winters are "a bit nippy." I can remember dozing off with my head in a pile of...

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