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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 09:06
"Looking Like a Criminal" Means You Are More Likely To Be Selected In An Identity Parade
According to a new study presented today by Heather Flow and her colleagues at the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, just looking like a criminal could meant that you are more likely to be picked out in an identity parade.
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Monday, 23 February 2009 14:30
Evidence of How We Actively Manipulate Visual Information in Working Memory
More evidence in support of the working memory model has been found in a study investigating the brain activity involved in retaining different aspects of a visual image for short periods of time. The research by John T. Serences from the University of California, San Diego, Edward F. Ester, Edward K. Vogel and Edward Awh from the University of Oregon shows that participants actively choose which parts of the visual information to hold in working memory and this information is stored in the activity of specific areas of the visual cortex.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 19:33
What Causes Deja Vu?
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All of us have experienced being in a new place and feeling certain that we have been there before. This mysterious feeling, commonly known as déjà vu, occurs when we feel that a new situation is familiar, even if there is evidence that the situation could not have occurred previously. For a long time, this eerie sensation has been attributed to everything from paranormal disturbances to neurological disorders. However, in recent years, as more scientists began studying this phenomenon, a number of theories about déjà vu have emerged, suggesting that it is not merely a glitch in our brain's memory system. A new report by Colorado State University psychologist Anne M. Cleary, published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, describes recent findings about déjà vu, including the many similarities that exist between déjà vu and our understanding of human recognition memory.
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