Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that people's expectations of the world can influence their perceptions, either by directing their attention to expected stimuli or by reducing their sensitivity (i.e., perceptual acuity) to variations within the...
Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that after the human brain encodes specific events or information, it can periodically reactivate them to facilitate their retention, via a process known as memory consolidation. The reactivation of memories has been...
Studies exploring the extent to which people are prone to "punishing" the selfish behavior of others can offer insight into their societal values, such as the importance they attribute to equality and fairness norms. Past findings suggest that there is great variation...
The term "memorability" refers to the likelihood that a particular stimulus, such as an object, face or sound, will be remembered by those exposed to it. Over the past few years, some psychology studies have been exploring the extent to which some stimuli are...
Sleep is known to contribute to the healthy functioning of the brain and the consolidation of memories. Past psychology research specifically highlighted its role in retaining episodic memories, which are memories of specific events or experiences.
Difficult decisions, such as those made by health care professionals every day, can be stressful and mentally demanding. Some past psychology studies suggest that making these hard decisions can adversely impact people's ability to make subsequent decision-making, a...
Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous or are perceived as threatening. Past neuroscience studies have gathered evidence suggesting that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain...
For decades, psychologists and social scientists have been trying to understand what contributes to people's mental health, happiness and overall feeling of well-being. Their efforts have already helped to design numerous social and therapeutic interventions aimed at...
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based models have proved to be promising tools for predicting some data trends and future outcomes with good accuracy. These models' ability to make predictions by analyzing data can be particularly valuable for research, for instance,...
The human brain continuously processes the wide range of information it acquires from the outside world. Over time, this information is organized into mental representations, referred to as "schema," which help us to understand what is happening at a given time and...