If you don’t notice something within 1.5 seconds, you may never see it
20 November 2019
Inattentional blindness, a kind of selective focus, is so strong that if you don’t notice new objects in your sight line quickly, you may never see them at all
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Strong support for Trump linked to willingness to persecute immigrants
2 September 2019
Surveys have found that people who identify strongly with Donald Trump are more likely to say they are willing to commit violence against immigrants
Aaaaaargh! The true nature of screaming has finally been revealed
18 May 2019
Can you tell the difference between a scream and a whistle? Most people consider rough, high-pitched noises a scream – and 70 per cent were tricked by a whistle
Hormone therapy may improve some symptoms of autism
1 May 2019
Two studies suggest that suppressing or boosting the hormone vasopressin may help communication skills and social interactions in autistic children and men
Viewing media coverage of traumatic events may fuel long-term distress
17 April 2019
When a violent world event occurs, you may want to find out as much about it as possible. But exposure to media coverage may cause long-term anxiety and stress
All the info our brain needs for language nearly fits on a floppy disc
27 March 2019
To learn language, we store information about word sounds, syntax and more. It turns out that all this amounts to about 1.5 megabytes of data – just over the size of a floppy disc
Our brains may be able to make new neurons throughout adulthood
25 March 2019
Most of our brain cells are in place at birth, but new research suggests we may keep producing new neurons throughout adulthood and even into our 80s
Young kids are surprisingly bad at using memory to plan ahead
5 July 2018
We used to think children as young as four could plan for the future. But now it seems kids develop the type of memory needed to do this later than we thought
Children seized at US border will face lasting health effects
20 June 2018
The psychological and physical effects of serious trauma are likely to impact the children being separated from their families at the US border for years
