10 eye-catching studies that I didn’t get the chance to report on in full:
How do our brain hemispheres cooperate to avoid false memories?
The psychological benefits of refusing to apologise.
What’s the fastest speed at which a face can be recognised?
Exploring the transitional process from receiving a diagnosis to living with motor neurone disease
“Power gets the job” Boost your interview chances by first remembering a time you were in a position of power.
Forget the Mozart effect, listening to Vivaldi boosts mental alertness.
Using fMRI to decode people’s dreams (see here for a calm assessment).
How stress affects nurses’ referral decisions.
Use of laptops in lectures doesn’t only distract the user, but also nearby students.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
