From the Association of Psychological Science press release: “Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both…
From the University of Hull press release: Scientists at the University of Hull have found that some people have the ability to hallucinate colours at will – even without the help of hypnosis. The study,…
From the Association of Psychological Science press release: “Face recognition is an important social skill, but not all of us are equally good at it,†says Beijing Normal University cognitive psychologist Jia Liu. But what…
From the University of Toronto, Scarborough press release via EurekAlert!: From the Michelin Man to the Pillsbury Doughboy, anthropomorphized brands have often been used by companies eager to put a personal face on their products.…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: As we get older, our cognitive abilities change, improving when we’re younger and declining as we age. Scientists posit a hierarchical structure within which these abilities are…
From the University of Rochester press release: The human brain is bombarded with a cacophony of information from the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin. Now a team of scientists at the University of Rochester,…
From the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology press release: Whether comparing a man and a woman or a parent and a baby, we can still see when two people of different age or…
From the Association of Psychological Science press release: We’re not always aware of how we are making a decision. Unconscious feelings or perceptions may influence us. Another important source of information—even if we’re unaware of…