Tag: unconscious

Study suggests day-time naps help us acquire information not consciously perceived

From the University of Bristol press release: The age-old adage “I’ll sleep on it” has proven to be scientifically sound advice, according to a new study which measured changes in… Read more »

Brain scans reveal internal conflict during Jung’s Word Association Test

From the Wiley press release via ScienceDaily: Over 100 years ago psychologist Carl Gustav Jung penned his theory of ‘complexes’ where he explained how unconscious psychological issues can be triggered… Read more »

Study suggests body image disturbances in anorexia may influence unconscious movements

From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa perceive their bodies as being larger than they are and this disturbed body representation affects… Read more »

Study links Freud’s theory of unconscious conflict to anxiety symptoms

From the University of Michigan Health System press release via EurekAlert!: An experiment that Sigmund Freud could never have imagined 100 years ago may help lend scientific support for one… Read more »