New research published in the journal Psychological Science explores the brain’s “prediction machine” capabilities by examining how we experience music. More
New research published in the journal Psychological Science explores the brain’s “prediction machine” capabilities by examining how we experience music. More
A sample of articles on extremism, the development of cognition, psychopathology and diagnosis, culture in animals, prediction biases, scams, market cognition, motor and language development. More
In 1906, the British statistician and polymath Francis Galton attended a country fair at which the attendees were invited to estimate the weight of an ox. Out of curiosity, Galton borrowed the cards on which the guesses were written, took them home, and ran the numbers. To his surprise, the More
The split-second distinctions made
possible by neuroscience challenge
common understandings of how we
see and hear. More
A sample of research exploring causal inference about outcomes, preschoolers’ conversational turns, and contributors to prosocial behavior following a natural disaster. More
A sample of research exploring advice giving and motivation, mechanisms underlying face and expression processing impairments in autism, and visual perception in peripersonal space. More