This article will blue your mind!
Blue is a prominent color on our planet, but this is not the case when it comes to animals and plants. Let’s learn the reasons behind this phenomenon!
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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.
Visual Reorientation Illusion: When the world looks the same but feels different
A man reports his whole world frequently flips by 90 degrees. He is not alone. Researchers at the Donders institute aim to investigate this curious phenomenon.
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.
The brain crazy in love
Almost all of us have experienced love in all of its forms at least once in our lives, but what are its effects on our brains?
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.
Attention can be blinding
How is it possible that we sometimes overlook visible things? Paying attention to one thing makes you blind to (almost) everything else.
Reading emotions from faces can reveal your own feelings
Recognising emotions is an important skill that helps us in social encounters. But how you feel yourself affects how well you can do this
How your brain makes sure you always have room for dessert
No matter how sated you may feel, there’s always room for dessert. Sensory specific satiety and relaxing your stomach can give you just enough room for a slice of cake.