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The first ever study of its kind in reptiles has found even the bearded dragon falls for an optical illusion that we humans succumb to, providing evidence that at least one reptile can be counted among animals don’t simply passively process retinal signals…

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Eureka moments have a “dark side”: they can make false facts seem true, suggests a new study (n=300, d=.629), which found experiencing sudden moments of insight when deciphering a statement can make people more likely to believe that it is true — even when it isn’t.

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Study of “moral grandstanding” helps explain why social media is so toxic

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk media

Teachers Show Biases Against Overweight Kids, Including Giving Them Lower Grades

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

From digital detoxes to the fad of “dopamine fasting”, it appears fashionable to abstain from digital media

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk media

Simply Imagining Other People Can Change Our Own Sense Of Self. Who you “are” can easily be manipulated

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

A lack of sleep may lead to feelings of anxiety, even among healthy people, suggests a new study (n=172), which found “deep” or slow-wave sleep is important because slow-wave brain oscillations offer an “ameliorating, anxiolytic benefit” on brain networks associated with emotional regulation.

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain

We eat more when we’re with friends and family than alone, and are more likely to moderate the way we eat with people we don’t know, suggests new research

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

People think about breaking up more when they look outside their relationship for psychological fulfillment, suggests a new study (n=5,169), which found the more emotional support people received from outside their romantic relationship…

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk

Harsh sound like screams hijack brain areas involved in pain and aversion, making them impossible to ignore, suggests a new study, which found rough sounds with fluctuations in the range of 40-80 Hz particularly awful…

6 years ago digest.bps.org.uk brain