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From Halloween to Horror Movies, Why We Love to Be Afraid
ABC News: On any gloomy day, Michele Sinesky asks her husband to find a good monster movie on television — “The Thing” or “The Tingler.” “You name it, I’ve seen it twice,” said the 63-year-old
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Why Does That Conductor Look So Creepy?
Several movies have tried and failed to generate lifelike animations of humans. For example, the lifeless faces in Polar Express made people uncomfortable because they tried to emulate life but didn’t get it quite right.
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CogSci 2012
CogSci 2012 is the 34th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, to be held in Sapporo, Japan, Wednesday, August 1 – Saturday August 4, 2012. For more information visit: http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2012/index.html
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National Academy of Neuropsychology 31st Annual Conference
The National Academy of Neuropsychology 31st Annual Conference will be held November 16-29, 2011 in Marco Island, Florida. For more information visit: http://nanonline.org/NAN/Conference/Conference.aspx
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Cutting-Edge Research on Embodied Cognition at an APS-ESCOP Cosponsored Symposium
Pursuing big questions in psychological science is an international effort. APS recently co-sponsored programs featuring cross-cutting research presentations by some of the most distinguished scientists in the field — “Social Psychology and the Neurosciences: Perspectives
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As Brain Changes, So Can IQ
The Wall Street Journal: A teenager’s IQ can rise or fall as many as 20 points in just a few years, a brain-scanning team found in a study published Wednesday that suggests a young person’s
