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Inside the Psychologist’s Studio: Jerome Bruner
Legendary psychological scientist Jerome S. Bruner, who made groundbreaking contributions to cognitive psychology and the science of perception, died in June 2016 at the age of 100. The APS Williams James Fellow reflected on his
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Visualized Heartbeat Can Trigger ‘Out-of-Body Experience’
A visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an “out-of-body experience,” according to new research to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings could
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Rituals Make Our Food More Flavorful
The New York Times: Do you always fold a New York slice in all its oily glory? Is a whole lobster best relished in this order: legs, claws then succulent tail? Do you eat Oreos
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People Judge Intentional Harms More Severely, Study Finds
The Huffington Post: Was it clearly an accident, or more of a malicious move? How we perceive an action affects how we judge it, according to a new study from Princeton University researchers. For the
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Singing ‘Happy Birthday’ makes the cake taste better
NBC: It’s your birthday! You hate attention. But you do love cake. So before you stuff your gullet with red velvet deliciousness, you’d better suffer through the annual off-key embarrassment of everyone singing “Happy Birthday”
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Cibo più gustoso grazie ai rituali (Food is tastier thanks to rituals)
La Stampa: Cappellini, trombette, stelle filanti e canti a squarciagola. Sono questi gli elementi che caratterizzano la buona riuscita di una festa. Quando si tratta di un compleanno, poi, si aggiunge il momento magico dello
