When you watch a mime pull an invisible rope or run into an invisible wall you as the viewer are tricked into visualizing something that isn’t there. But is it all in the mime? Or does the mind play a role? Chaz Firestone, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences More
Our minds can automatically create well-defined representations of objects that are merely implied rather than seen, like the obstacles in a mime’s performance More
Chaz Firestone (Johns Hopkins University) and Pat Little (New York University) talk with Charles Blue about their Psychological Science paper on mimes and implied surface. More
A sample of research on note-taking, visual processing speed in older adults, logical reasoning in monkeys, narcissism in children, counterfactual curiosity, how narratives can shape attitudes toward immigration, motion perception, and using a distanced diary to train for wisdom. More
A sample of research on attention to emotional stimuli, representations of time and number, choice and control, gender stereotypes in language, impressions of other people, gender gaps in negotiation, perceptual features in visual memory, the benefit of talent in team performance, and how children process what adults say. More
A sample of research on theory-of-mind development in deaf children, male variability in cooperation, hypnosis and visual tasks, attitude formation, early training and musical skills, whether children prioritize saving animals, and the use of moral language in the U.S. Congress. More
