Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.
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Why do people share? It’s contagious, six-year study of Hadza people shows
In the modern world, people cooperate with other people including strangers all the time. We give blood, tip providers of
Continue reading »People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving
People have a tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports their pre-existing beliefs, a phenomenon known as
Continue reading »Scientists find a neurological synergy in explaining the processing of an optical illusion
A team of scientists has uncovered a neurological synergy that occurs in visual adaptation, a phenomenon in which perception is
Continue reading »How people adapt to post stroke visual impairments
A new University of Liverpool study, published in Wiley Brain and Behaviour, examines the factors that influence how a person
Continue reading »Real or crocodile tears? Psychopaths may not know the difference
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found people with high levels of psychopathic traits have difficulty telling
Continue reading »Unconventional connections: How inhibition hones cortical selectivity
Our brains do a remarkable job of encoding visual information about the world around us, providing an almost instantaneous report
Continue reading »A scientific study characterizes our circles of friendships
On average, there are three to five people in our lives with whom we have a very close relationship (close
Continue reading »How looking at the big picture can lead to better decisions
New research suggests how distancing yourself from a decision may help you make the choice that produces the most benefit
Continue reading »As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): whenever you look at
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