Research

Many psychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists have shared their opinion on whether or not experiencing violence as a child has an…

Neurogaming is a new way to play video games. It involves using your brain waves to perform actions within the games. This new technique emerged from the latest advances in gaming as well as neuroscience. Some experts are convinced that…

Memory has been the focal point of psychology for centuries. One of the most fascinating, and often frustrating, aspects of memory is forgetfulness. Interestingly, the type of information, as well as situational contexts, play a key role in our ability…

Most of us, at one point or another, have felt or shown a pessimistic attitude. But what’s pessimism exactly? Is…

Sleep learning (hypnopedia) has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. Some marketing campaigns claim that all you have to do is play an audio lesson while you sleep and, when you wake up, you’ll have acquired new knowledge.…

Animal testing in scientific research has a long history and still remains a common practice in scientific research. Approximately 115…

Alzheimer’s disease currently affects over 46 million people. Thus, the study of dementia, in general, is one of science’s greatest…

The British Medical Journal published some studies by Donald Redelmeier on the effects of the moon. According to these, the full moon increases fatal traffic accidents. This is what the scientist concluded after collecting and analyzing a series of data…

Exercising has many benefits for your body and mind. It improves your fitness level, strengthens your muscles, tones your skin…

In general, being generous is a pleasant experience. In fact, one of the main reasons why people are generous with others is that it feels good. Experts call it the “warm glow” effect. Recent research has taken a closer look…

A well-known fact of human life is that memory tends to deteriorate with age. However, recent studies show that there might be a way to reverse memory loss. New techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation may be able to reverse…

A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has called into question one of the underlying principles of biology: the…

The negativity bias refers to the human tendency to think about what wasn’t good, instead of reflecting on what was.…

The brain of Victor Leborgne is probably the most studied in the history of neuroscience. It’s still preserved in the…

The brain continues to be a fascinating research subject. The more we learn, the more questions and surprises emerge. For…

The Human Connectome Project (HCP) was launched in July of 2009 as part of a 5-year, 21.3 million euro NIH (National Institutes of Health) plan. The goals of the project are to: Provide a compilation of neural data. Offer an…

Measures of dispersion play an important role in any data set. These measures go along with the measures of central tendency and show you the variability of your data.  Measures of central tendency will show you the different ways you can…

Selling more and better is one of the goals of capitalism. This is why companies strive to ensure that consumers…

What determines a person’s intelligence? Many experts and studies state that your IQ is mainly a matter of your genetic makeup. Nevertheless, the relationship isn’t always as direct or as clear as it would appear. The truth is that there…

Biopsychology research methods have evolved in the last decades. Although there are several biopsychology research methods, in this article, we’ll focus on those that study what happens in the brain under certain conditions. Authors such as Dewsbury (1991) define biopsychology…