Given the limited capacity of our attention, we only process a small amount of the sights, sounds, and sensations that
You recognize your face even when you don’t ‘see’ it
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Your body image is impacted by those around you
Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image,
Synaptic logic for connections between two brain hemispheres
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new combination of technologies that allows them to
Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would
Sidestepping the pitfalls of overconfidence with plausible deniability
A fine line exists between confidence and arrogance, and many in positions of power — such as politicians and CEOs
The warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing in it for you
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing
You can’t tell whether an online restaurant review is fake — but this AI can
Sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp and Amazon display user reviews of products and services. Consumers take heed: nine out of ten
Beauty is simpler, and less special, than we realize: New analysis of long-studied feeling
Beauty, long studied by philosophers, and more recently by scientists, is simpler than we might think, New York University psychology
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times: Practicing a movement does make future similar movements happen faster, but not because the brain
Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized study of 36
Reaching for tissues at the symphony? It’s probably solo time
Music can transport a spirit from sullen to joyful. It can bring a concertgoer to unexpected tears. But the details