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Tag: neuroscience

Behold the human homing pigeon | Day 127

Behold the human homing pigeon | Day 127

If you get lost often, the compass in your brain might just be a little bit weaker than in other people.

Posted on December 21, 2014January 4, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags fMRI, navigation, neuroscience3 Comments on Behold the human homing pigeon | Day 127
This is your brain on reading an fMRI study | Day 119

This is your brain on reading an fMRI study | Day 119

fMRI studies are a highly popular method for brain and psychology research – but are they always useful? And how can a non-specialist tell?

Posted on December 13, 2014January 4, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags brain, fMRI, neurobabble, neuroscience, skepticism1 Comment on This is your brain on reading an fMRI study | Day 119
Brain heritage | 98

Brain heritage | 98

If you do a quiz about brains, is it really going to tell you something enlightening about psychology?

Posted on November 22, 2014January 5, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags brains, internet stuff, neurobabble, neuroscience, quizzesLeave a comment on Brain heritage | 98
No such multitasking | Day 26

No such multitasking | Day 26

What’s interesting is that multitasking might not actually be a thing. Some neuroscience and psychology research claims that the brain can only attend to one intelligent task at a time, and any attempt at processing simultaneous stimuli will end up getting stuck in a ‘bottleneck.’

Posted on September 11, 2014September 12, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags multitasking, neuroscience, psychology1 Comment on No such multitasking | Day 26

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