Your immune system influences your brain
Your immune system is important, not just for battling diseases, but also for your mental health and plays a key role in depression.
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Living on autopilot: how biases can help (and hurt) actions
Human actions are easily biased. These biases could help you accomplish simple tasks and distract you from your goal at the same time.
What you can learn from the game Semantle about how computers understand language
Better than Wordle: from my new favorite language game Semantle we can learn how computers understand the meaning of words based on context.
Virtual faces are not as engaging as real faces, says the brain
Do our brains tell the same story when we look at real and virtual faces? It appears, not quite. If virtual faces are not exactly the real deal, should we use them in psychology and neuroscience research?
The Soap Opera Effect: when your brain does not like your new TV
A film on a fancy TV can feel fake. This is because our brain uses previous experience to interpret the world.
Incompetent people are said to overestimate their own capabilities. Is that actually the case?
It is often said that incompetent people overestimate themselves and competent people underestimate themselves. However, this so-called ‘Dunning-Kruger’ effect may not be the phenomenon that people think it is.
The nocebo effect: How your own expectations can make you sick
Less well-known than the placebo effect yet just as remarkable: the nocebo effect causes you to experience more complaints because of negative expectations of a drug or your health.
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.
Does Botox make you appear emotionless? It’s not that bad
Research shows that after subtle use of Botox others can still recognise the way you feel.
Share your new year’s resolution with friends or keep them to yourself?
Sharing goals with friends may lead to fewer accomplishments for some people while more chance of success for others.