Perception/Awareness

Americans have a long tradition of taking to the streets to protest or to advocate for things they believe in. New research suggests that when it comes to climate change, these marches may indeed have a positive effect on the public. A…

Researchers have shown that a new way of assessing women's relationship with their bodies during pregnancy could help predict how well the mother might bond with her unborn baby and her longer-term emotional wellbeing. Results from the…

Credit: David Naylor In typical development, both infants and their parents flexibly use verbal and non-verbal behaviors to establish frequent episodes of joint attention, such as when a child follows her parent's gaze to look at an…

Credit: Images by Ryohei Nakayama Rhythmic waves of brain activity cause us to see or not see complex images that flash before our eyes. An image can become practically invisible if it flashes before our eyes at the same time as a low…

Researchers have identified how the human brain is able to determine the properties of a particular object using purely statistical information: a result which suggests there is an 'inner pickpocket' in all of us. The researchers, from…

Many parents express concerns about privacy and online safety in technology designed for their children. But we know much less about what children themselves find concerning in emerging technologies. Now University of Washington…

A new article in Neuron from Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memoryCredit: Courtesy of the authors A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman…

Dartmouth researchers develop and validate a brief, parent-reported scale to measure external food cue responsiveness and conditioned eating behaviors for preschool-age childrenCredit: Norris Cotton Cancer Center LEBANON, NH - One in…

Stroke researchers strive to close the implementation gap for spatial neglect careCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 14, 2019. Spatial neglect remains a hidden disability despite the availability of effective tools for…

New research from the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University shows that collective intelligence -- peer learning within social networks -- can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogeneous groups In the wake…