Depression, anxiety, loneliness are peaking in college students
Nationwide study, co-led by BU researcher Sarah Ketchen Lipson, reveals a majority of students say mental health has impacted their ...
Tag: Perception/Awareness
‘In the blink of an eye’ statistics
People estimate size of the set of objects based on distance to themCredit: Yury Markov, Natalia Tiurina HSE University researchers ...
Experiment shows how our visual system avoids overloading
Credit: Vladislav Khvostov Russian researchers from HSE University have studied a hypothesis regarding the capability of the visual system to ...
Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health
Credit: Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash It's well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental ...
Studies use mathematics to analyze the semantics of dream reports during the pandemic
Researchers at a center for neuromathematics say dreams reflect the fear and anxiety fueled by the diseaseCredit: Weid de souza ...
Scientists solve long-standing mystery by a whisker
UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movementCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Culture shapes willingness to share personal data to reduce COVID-19 spread
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share ...
World’s largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action
UNDP's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population after results processed by Oxford University; 64% believe climate change is a global emergencyCredit: UNDP ...
Autism theory 25 years in the making
Combination of socially valued traits and disabilities can lead to conditionCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A unifying explanation of the ...
A brain mechanism underlying ‘vision’ in the blind is revealed
Credit: The Weizmann Institute of Science Some people have lost their eyesight, but they continue to "see." This phenomenon, a ...
The brain network driving changes in consciousness
Activity of brain network linked to changes in connectedness for both sleep and anesthesiaCredit: Scheinin et al., JNeurosci 2020 The ...
New research shows masks change the way we process faces
Credit: The Chicago face database: A free stimulus set of faces and norming data. Feel like you're suffering from face ...
Do I know you? Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchersCredit: Chicago Face Database (Ma et al., 2015) BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 21, 2020 ...
Individuals with high ADHD-traits are more vulnerable to insomnia
Credit: Andreas Andersson Individuals with high ADHD-traits that do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis are less able to ...