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Cognitive neuroscientists observe enhanced mental flexibility in the seminomadic Himba tribe
A new study provides evidence that a tribe of people living in the deserts of…
Listening to the music you love will make your brain release more dopamine, study finds
A new study has found that dopamine — a neurotransmitter that plays an important role…
Study suggests posture — not revealing clothing — is what causes objectification at a basic cognitive level
New research suggests that the brain does not objectify people who are in revealing clothing…
Study finds solar radiation influences exercise intensity
Preliminary research has found evidence that exposure to sunlight reduces self-regulated exercise intensity outdoors. The…
Long-term meditators experience lucid dreams more frequently, study finds
New research published in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice has found that advanced…
People who see patterns where none exist are more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit
A new study has found that apophenia, or the tendency to see patterns or causal…
Neuroimaging study links brain activity in the prefrontal cortex to certain psychopathic traits
Could a brain scan identify who is and isn’t a psychopath? New neuroimaging research has…
People who are religious and ‘ontologically confused’ are more likely to share pseudo-profound bullshit
A new study has found that the more literally a person understands metaphorical statements and…
Study: High-intensity interval exercise seems to briefly impair mechanisms of reward learning
A new study has found preliminary evidence that high-intensity interval exercise temporarily impairs reward learning…
Study: Religious fundamentalists and dogmatic individuals are more likely to believe fake news
New research provides evidence that delusion-prone individuals, dogmatic individuals, and religious fundamentalists are more likely…
Study: Exercise improves reward functioning — but only in individuals accustomed to that exercise
A new study in Physiology & Behavior provides evidence that a single bout of exercise…
Genetics may influence intelligence by contributing to the development of larger brains
Genetic variants associated with intelligence are also weakly related to brain volume, according to a…
Study fails to find any evidence of ‘stereotype threat’ impairing women’s cognitive control and math ability
A psychological concept known as “stereotype threat” holds that the awareness of negative stereotypes can…
Neuroimaging study: Facebook use linked to enlarged brain structures
Spending time on Facebook is associated with increased grey matter volume in brain structures linked…
An altered ‘perception of illusory control’ helps explain why some people are more superstitious than others
Why are some people more superstitious than others? One reason could be that some people…