In the classic waterfall illusion, if you stare at the downward motion of a waterfall for some period of time, stationary objects - such as rocks - appear to drift upward. MIT neuroscientists have found that this phenomenon, called motion aftereffect, occurs not only in our visual perception but also...
How You Feel The World Impacts How You See It - Motion Illusions Reveal New Insights Into Perception
Chocolate Drink Could Help You Do The Math
Foods rich in cocoa may improve performance on challenging mental tasks like arithmetic. This is the finding of a study presented as part of a symposium highlighting the potential of plant-based treatments presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference 2009 in Brighton. Crystal Haskell...
What Does Your Dog Say About You?
Yes, you can match a dog to its owner. But the match is only skin deep. This is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton. In the study, carried out by Charis Hunter and Dr Lance Workman at Bath Spa University, a group of 70 people who do not...
Mothers-in-law A Key Factor To A Happy Arranged Marriage
The factors that make a happy marriage are the same for arranged marriages as for choice ones - and a good relationship with the mother-in-law is vital. This is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton. The study, carried out by Tulika Jaiswal...
Mental Health Problems In Childhood May Predict Later Suicide Attempts In Males
Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, later suicide...
Police With Higher Multitasking Abilities Less Likely To Shoot Unarmed Persons
In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a new Georgia State University study suggests. Heather Kleider, Dominic Parrott and...
Resource On Oppositional Defiant Disorder Created For Families By The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to introduce, Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Guide for Families, a resource that may be downloaded for free on the eAACAP Resource section of the AACAP Web site. Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Guide for Families is part of the...
New Ecopsychology Journal Will Premiere In Spring 2009
Ecopsychology - an emerging field that explores the psychological origins of environmental issues and ways in which ecology and psychology interact on individual, societal, and global levels - is the focus of a new online peer-reviewed journal, Ecopsychology to be launched by publisher Mary Ann Liebert,...
Other People Know More About What Will Make Us Happy Than We Do
Want to know what will make you happy? Then ask a total stranger — or so says a new study from Harvard University, which shows that another person’s experience is often more informative than your own best guess. The study, which appears in the current issue of Science, was led by Daniel Gilbert,...
The Universal Language Of Music
Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, according to a new report published online on March 19th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The result shows that the expression of those three...