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"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...
We’re not always aware of how we are making a decision. Unconscious feelings or perceptions may influence us. Another important source of information—even if we’re unaware of it—is the body itself.
"Interestingly, from negotiation research we know that it is much easier to negotiate deals that involve gains, instead of losses," says Carsten de Dreu, Professor of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.
Widow. Bite. Monkey. What word goes with these three words? This is the kind of question that is asked on the Remote Associates Test, which psychologists use to study creativity.
Young Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Reveals Her $200,000 Bionic Hands 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Cell Phones May Raise Blood Pressure, but Yoga May Lower It 
Skydiving Never Gets Less Stressful 
Star Trek Into Darkness: How Would Your Body Feel in Space? 
Study Finds Brain Dictates Which Ear Cell Phones Go To 
CDC Announces One in Five Children Has a Mental Illness in the U.S. 
Being Physically Fit in Mid-life Could Protect Men from Cancer 20 Years Later 
PTSD Linked to Diabetes Risk, Study 
