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> The voice on the end of the phone line
Our perception of the world is so restricted by the brain's finite attentional resources that large changes to the visual scene can occur without us n...
> Explaining why songs get stuck in your head
The brain has its own jukebox - a personal sound system for your private listening pleasure. The downside is that it has a mind of its own....
> Gender identity and brain identity
People with 'gender dysphoria' feel as though their sexual identity doesn't match their biological sex.A popular theory is that such people have a bra...
> Do we forget things if we leave the room?
Like information in a book, unfolding events are stored in human memory in successive chapters or episodes. One consequence is that information in the...
> Living happily with a mental disorder
It's easy to slip into an all-or-nothing mindset. An example would be: a person has some psychological problems so their life must be miserable....
> How an iPod shrinks our personal space
Does plugging ourselves into an iPod help us cope with the claustrophobia of city life?...
> People don't follow their own directions
A new study has discovered there are at least three mental strategies we use when we have to navigate our way across a city....
> Why wine sometimes tastes like music
A psychologist has shown that when people drink wine to the accompaniment of music, they perceive the wine to have taste characteristics that reflect ...
> Psychology at the end of the world
Epic adventures into the world's last wildernesses often prompt poetic reflection about the triumph of the human spirit....
> Would you look where Berlusconi is looking?
Our attention is pulled in the direction of where we see other people looking....
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