Cognitive Archive
Did you know that psychologists can test how much of a geek you are? Or that the fathers of male geeks tend to share a certain characteristic? Inventing a Geek Index Researchers at New King’s College, London and The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Mount Sinai
It’s enough to leave you crying into your pint! Moderate drinking is not as harmless as it seems. In fact it impacts the structure of your brain in a very bad way indeed. Your Brain On Alcohol Killjoy researchers from the University of Oxford and University College
It’s a well accepted fact that certain animals, like dogs and rodents, have an excellent sense of smell. Humans, not so much. But according to one neuroscientist, our sense of smell is much much better than we think. We may all smell like dogs, or even rats…
What is an anti-memory? An evil memory mastermind hellbent on total brain domination? Thankfully, no. Anti-memories are more like anti-matter particles in physics. Except they won’t make your head explode and the Starship Enterprise wouldn’t get very far on them… What are anti-memories? A proper answer… We
Ok everyone, let’s all take a deep breath and relax. This article is about how regular chocolate consumption may boost your brain power. I’ll promise to try to not get carried away … well maybe just a little bit (yay!) I’ve posted before about how hot chocolate
Reading literary fiction helps make you a better human, and it gives you mind-reading powers too! Cool. According to a study by professor of psychology Emanuele Castano and his PhD candidate David Comer Kidd, reading can improve people’s ability to understand the mental states of others. This ability
In 1999, Justin Kruger and David Dunning identified a flaw in the human brain. The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias whereby poor performers tend to overestimate their competence in any given field. Sounds quite safe and bland doesn’t it? But to put it another way some
