One thing to forget?
Can you imagine a life without forgetting? The truth is that erasing outdated or meaningless memories is just as important as creating new ones, both facilitate the ability to learn while generalizing.
Behaviour
Why do you want to squeeze what’s cute?
Want to squeeze the life out of a tiny fluffy kitten? Well, you are not alone.
The brain on change
Change is stressful and can be hard to accept, but our brains are up to the challenge.
How to say autism?
Whether it is preferred to say that someone is a ‘person with autism’ or an ‘autistic person’ is controversial. Even among the people concerned, very different opinions coexist. How do we decide what the right naming is and why?
The bystander effect: How our (in)actions shape history
From not reporting ideas in the workplace to not protesting a large-scale loss of individual rights and liberties, bystanders play an important role in how personal and global events unfold.
Why dogs are so special
Research reveals the unique capability of dogs to understand humans. One look at our face while carefully listening to our voice and they can make sense of our emotional state.
Error is the key to success
What to do when facing a situation we’re not familiar with? Too many unknown elements to react intuitively. That’s when we need to pause and think about a new plan. And then, just try and see?
The future of technology is culturally diverse
Technology is typically created and shaped by developers. However, real breakthroughs lie in diversity of
What time is it in your brain?
Have you noticed how, depending on the context, sometimes time flies, and other times it seems to drag? Unravelling the mystery of how the brain keeps track of time is key to understanding how our state of mind affects not only what we perceive but how we perceive it.
Longing for touch: now and before Covid-19
Many of us may not give much thought to the sense of touch. Yet two