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Psychology Explains Why People Are So Easily duped
The Washington Post: True or false: “The Eiffel Tower is in France.” Most of us can quickly and accurately answer this question by relying on our general knowledge. But what if you were asked to
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Navigating the Brain’s GPS
More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that London taxi drivers, who have to navigate one of the most byzantine street grids in the world, have atypical brain characteristics. Specifically, the posterior hippocampi—a brain region
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¿Qué hace que quieras comer el plato otra vez? (What makes you crave that dish again?)
BBC: Con frecuencia los recuerdos de la comida suelen ser muy vívidos. Especialmente cuando experimentamos sabores que son increíblemente malos o excepcionalmente buenos.Pero, ¿qué hace que queramos repetir? Es ese último bocado lo que hace que
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Craving Stem From Memories of Last Bite: Study
CTV News: According to recent research, that last bite of food is pure taste sensation that will instill a lasting memory of the food in question and determine when you’ll crave it again. The study published in
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Two APS Fellows Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two APS fellows are among the 84 newly chosen members and 21 foreign associates recognized by the National Academy of Science for their outstanding contributions to scientific research. The April 29 announcement featured newly elected
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Is it Better to Learn Something in Small, Frequent Chunks of Information?
TIME: It is better to learn small chunks of information, frequently, than big chunks, infrequently. I will explain by presenting several ideas from experts on learning and then combining them. In 1956, a cognitive psychologist, from
