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Category: Neuroscience
Researchers at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in London now show that biological motion is processed unconsciously, and that the speed of apparent motion alters the perception of time
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Category: Neuroscience
LOOK at the photograph on the right. Does it show the face of a man or a woman? There's no right answer - the photo has been manipulated to look sexually ambiguous and can be perceived as either. But according...
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Category: Neuroscience
THOUGHTS and actions are intimately linked, and the mere thought of an action is much like actually performing it. The brain prepares for an action by generating a motor simulation of it, praticising its execution of the movements by going...
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Category: Psychology
APPLYING for a job? The weight of the clipboard to which your CV is attached may influence your chances of getting it. Negotiating a deal? Sitting in a hard chair may lead you to drive a harder bargain. Those are...
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Category: Neuroscience
WHEN talking about our feelings, we often use expressions that link emotions with movements or positions in space. If, for example, one receives good news, they might say that their "spirit soared", or that they are feeling "on top of...
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Category: Neuroscience
A forthcoming study suggests that Botox impairs the ability to process the emotional content of language and may diminish the quality of emotional experiences.
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Category: Psychology
A new study shows that desirable objects are perceived to be closer than they really are.
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Category: Psychology
Psychologists from Purdue University have found that the success rate of American football field kicks directly affects perception of goal size
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Category: Psychology
Dutch researchers report that ambient temperature affects the way we perceive social proximity to other people, as well as the language used to describe them
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Category: Neuroscience
A study by psychologists from Keele University shows that swearing after we hurt ourselves reduces the amount of pain we feel
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