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Just 60 seconds of all-out physical exertion in a threatening situation can seriously damage the memories of those involved for many details of the incident
"Face recognition is an important social skill, but not all of us are equally good at it," says Beijing Normal University cognitive psychologist Jia Liu. But what accounts for the difference? A new study by Liu and colleagues Ruosi Wang, Jingguang Li, Huizhen Fang, and Moqian Tian provides evidence that the inequality of abilities is rooted in the unique way in which the mind perceives faces. "Individuals who process faces more holistically"-that is, as an integrated whole-"are better at fa...
The witness points out the criminal in a police lineup. She swears she'd remember that face forever.
A recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older adults.
Recently the phrase “brain freeze” has taken on a new meaning and caused a bit of media frenzy...
We put a lot of energy into improving our memory, intelligence, and attention. There are even drugs that make us sharper, such as Ritalin and caffeine. But maybe smarter isn’t really all that better. A new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, warns that there are limits on how smart humans can get, and any increases in thinking ability are likely to come with problems.
People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time. But not talking about something doesn't always mean you'll forget it; if you try to force yourself not to think
The Invasion of the ‘Crazy’ Ants: South East America Faces a Growing Infestation 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Bacon Restaurant Faces Closure...for Smelling Like Bacon 
Study Finds Brain Dictates Which Ear Cell Phones Go To 
UK Pilots Program that Will Allow Cancer Patients to Receive Information on Nearly 100 Genes 
Expert Group Charges that New Sunscreen SPF Labels Are Still Misleading 
Men Are Seen as More Attractive If They are Holding Guitars, Science Confirms 
Childhood ADHD Linked to Causing Adult Obesity, Study Reports 
NASA, Google Buy $15 Million Quantum Computer from Canadian Company 
