Do you “Déjà vu”?
Do you know that sudden feeling of familiarity when you sense something and it seems like you have already experienced it before? The French call it déjà vu. And neuroscientists from around the world try to define its nature.
Research
Having a happy vacation? Not what you experience but what you think
Experience is biased by expectations and verbal communications but gets better with time.
Longing for touch: now and before Covid-19
Many of us may not give much thought to the sense of touch. Yet two
Regular or diet soda: Can you taste the difference? Your brain certainly does
You may be misleading your taste buds with artificial sweeteners, but your brain is not so easy to deceive.
Freeze to decide
A threat! One person runs away while the other faces the fight. How do we decide what to do? Research shows that our body’s freeze reaction plays a role in these types of decisions.
Too much to sense at once
Imagine that every detail you see, hear or smell triggers your thoughts simultaneously. From every tiny inscription on the packaging to all the massive sales signs, from a nearby whisper to the distant traffic… It is all too much to sense at once: this is what sensory overload feels like.
The seasonal brain
We can all agree that weather and seasonal changes affect us. But how much this has to do with our brain?
How Googling affects your memory
Having virtually all the information in the world at our fingertips means that we are less likely to learn and remember it for the long term.
How Insights from Psychology Shape Your Devices
A smartphone that feels intuitive to use, menus where you can easily find what you are looking for, or an app that runs smoothly and has nice colors. All these features give the user a good experience, and insights from psychology may well have helped with that.
The good, the bad and the ugly of praise
Who would say no to a compliment about their own work? It feels good, right? What about one that doesn’t feel entirely honest? Most importantly, is all praise the same?