News tagged with mental imagery
Imagination can influence perception
Imagining something with our mind's eye is a task we engage in frequently, whether we're daydreaming, conjuring up the face of a childhood friend, or trying to figure out exactly where we might have parked the car. But how ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Making the invisible visible: Verbal -- not visual -- cues enhance visual detection
Cognitive psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and University of California have shown that an image displayed too quickly to be seen by an observer can be detected if the participant first hears the name of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 12, 2010 |
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The psychology of food cravings
Swimsuit season is almost upon us. For most of us, the countdown has begun to lazy days lounging by the pool and relaxing on the beach. However, for some of us, the focus is not so much on sunglasses and beach balls, but ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2010 |
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It's all in your head. No, really: How mental imagery training aids perceptual learning
Practice makes perfect. But imaginary practice? Elisa Tartaglia of the Laboratory of Psychophysics at Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and team show that perceptual learning—learning ...
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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'Exergames' may provide cognitive benefit for older adults
Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or "exergames," combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists demonstrate crucial advances in 'brain reading'
(Medical Xpress) -- At UCLA's Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity. They then employ computerized ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2011 |
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EEG can detect awareness in people previously thought to be in permanently vegetative state
A study published Online First by the Lancet shows that -- using a cheap, portable electroencephalography (EEG) device -- awareness can be detected in people previously thought to be in a permanently vegetative state. The ar ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Research to analyze the images of women in Roman mosaics
Research coordinated by Carlos III University in Madrid analyzes the images of women in Roman mosaics and their impact on the collective consciousness of feminine stereotypes. In many cases, the research concludes, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a hypnotic state
Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a hypnotic state -- the key was in the glazed staring eyes.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Man with spinal cord injury uses brain computer interface to move prosthetic arm with his thoughts
(Medical Xpress) -- Seven years after a motorcycle accident damaged his spinal cord and left him paralyzed, 30-year-old Tim Hemmes reached up to touch hands with his girlfriend in a painstaking and tender high-five.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Managers have bigger brains
(Medical Xpress) -- Managing other people at work triggers structural changes in the brain, protecting its memory and learning centre well into old age.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Mental simulations of social thought and action
We live in a world with people from diverse cultures, different societies and varied communities. Unfortunately, all those differences can sometimes result in segregation and discrimination. Reducing prejudice and creating ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Psychologists find that jokes help us cope with horrifying images
The key is to not think of death as an end, but as more of a very effective way to cut down on your expenses. – Woody Allen
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Spiritual retreat can lower depression, raise hope in heart patients
Attending a non-denominational spiritual retreat can help patients with severe heart trouble feel less depressed and more hopeful about the future, a University of Michigan Health System study has found.
Aug 01, 2011 |
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