Relying on karma: Research explains why outrage doesn’t usually result in revolution
If you’re angry about the political feud that drove the federal government to partially shut down, or about a golden […]
With the Christmas party season fast approaching, there will be plenty of opportunity to re-live the familiar, and excruciatingly-awkward, social […] The blinking lights and exciting jingles in casinos may encourage risky decision-making and potentially promote problem gambling behaviour, suggests new […] Taste might have less to do with what consumers are willing to pay for wine than you think. In fact, […] Rude staff, slow Wi-Fi, cheap sausages for breakfast… Up to 81% of us think looking at reviews is an important […] Experts at a recent medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and funded by the National Institute on […] Silence in the concert hall. The conductor raises the baton and the strings begin. They play the first four bars […] We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about […] Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may […] Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac? If so, you have your brain’s […]Perception
So, you think you’re good at remembering faces, but terrible with names? New research has revealed we are actually better at remembering names than faces
Casino lights and sounds encourage risky decision-making
Wine’s origin might affect acceptable price more than taste study shows
Reading between the lines: Are we as savvy as we’d like to think when it comes to reviews?
Exploring links between senses and cognitive health
How attention orchestrates groups of nerve cells to enrich the brain’s symphony
How we judge personality from faces depends on our beliefs about how personality works
Pay attention to the ‘noise’ in your brain
Widespread connections among neurons help the brain distinguish smells: Organization — or lack of it — in brain’s piriform cortex allows us to differentiate one smell from another