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Stop acting on impulse
Times Higher Education: Research has shown that people can train their brains to become less impulsive. Psychologists at the universities of Exeter and Cardiff assessed whether asking people to refrain from certain movements while in
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Phantom hand mapped for the first time
NewScientist: EVER wanted to know what an invisible hand looks like? Well, it is slightly wider than a real hand, and it has shorter fingers too. For the first time, the perceived shape of a
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Control Yourself! Inhibiting Physical Action Cuts Risky Gambling and Drinking
TIME: Want to gamble smarter, make less risky financial decisions or cut down on your drinking? Practice stopping yourself midway through a simple physical movement, new research suggests. Although controlling risky impulses may seem unrelated
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Training People to Inhibit Movements Can Reduce Risk-Taking
New research from psychological scientists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can be trained to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking during gambling. The research could pave the way for
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Lefties vs. Righties: How we decide differently
Yahoo: We like to think that we make decisions based on our ideas of right and wrong — and we do, to an extent. But according to recent research, our choices may also be influenced
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Droitier vs gaucher : des décisions influencées
Yahoo: Si les scientifiques ont déjà élucidé de nombreuses différences dans le fonctionnement du cerveau chez les droitiers et les gauchers, ils sont encore loin d’avoir tout dévoilé. Une nouvelle étude publiée dans la revue
