Tag: visual

Study suggests imagining an object can change how we hear sounds later

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the “ventriloquist illusion” and… Read more »

Study suggests a person’s mental state affects how they look at art.

From the James Cook University press release: A researcher from James Cook University in Australia has found that a person’s mental state affects how they look at art. JCU psychology… Read more »

Study suggests people perceive sex ratio and threat of group in less than a second

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology press release: In almost as quickly as it takes to blink an eye, we make assumptions about a group of people. New… Read more »

Study suggests ‘mind’s eye blink’ proves ‘paying attention’ is not just a figure of speech

From the Vanderbilt University press release: When your attention shifts from one place to another, your brain blinks. The blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception and came as… Read more »

Preliminary stages of dementia reduce human face memorization ability

From the Kumamoto University press release: A Japanese research group has revealed that elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a particularly weakened ability to memorize human faces in… Read more »