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Posts Tagged ‘Perception’

The Frozen Face Effect – Why Static Photographs May Not Do You Justice

Don’t like the way you look in photographs? New research published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology may have some good news for you. In a recent study, psychologists showed participants faces in the form of photographs and videos. They then had participants rate how attractive each face was. What they found was that we [...]

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Blind People Use “Visual” Parts of Brain for Echolocation

A recent study with fMRI scans reveals that when blind people use echolocation it activates parts of the brain associated with vision.

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Emotions Are Like Poop

Emotions are like poop in the sense that they are a process of consumption, digestion, and release. Just like biological processes are designed to keep you in a state of physical homeostasis, psychological processes are designed to keep you in a state of mental homeostasis.

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PsychNews: Sep. 26 – Oct. 2

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Routines vs. Rituals

What are the key differences between a ritual and a routine? How does one empower us while the other leaves us dull and unsatisfied?

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