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What research paradigms have cognitive psychologists used to study “False memory,” and what are the implications of these choices?
K. Pezdek, S. Lam Article in Consciousness and Cognition Abstract This research examines the methodologies employed by cognitive psychologists to study “false memory“, and assesses if these methodologies are likely ...
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God on the brain
From BBC (and read exciting transcript): Rudi Affolter and Gwen Tighe have both experienced strong religious visions. He is an atheist; she a Christian. He thought he had died; she thought she had given birth to Jesus. Both hav...
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The trivial function of sleep
Rest in poikilothermic animals is an adaptation of the organism to adjust to the geophysical cycles, a doubtless valuable function for all animals. In this review, we argue that the function of sleep could be trivial for mammal...
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Psychic studies may be influenced by suggestion:
From Mind hacks: The BPS Research Digest has discussed a recent study that analysed recordings of parapsychology experiments and has found that some of the positive findings may be due to experimenters unconsciously prompting t...
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Dream content: Individual and generic aspects
Dream reports were collected from normal subjects in an effort to determine the degree to which dream reports can be used to identify individual dreamers. Judges were asked to group the reports by their authors. The judges scor...
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Feeling Sleepy Is All In Your Genes
Genes responsible for our 24 hour body clock influence not only the timing of sleep, but also appear to be central to the actual restorative process of sleep, according to research published in BMC Neuroscience. The study ident...
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Dreaming: New issue
A new issue of Dreaming is out, covering topics such as dreaming and physical health, insomnia and dream content, and personality types.
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Birth and sleep content
The conception and birth of a child are emotional events that influence the dreams of most new mothers. In a surprisingly high number of cases, this influence reflects negative aspects of maternal responsibility, depicting the ...
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Neurology: An awakening
Neuroscientists and engineers are developing ways to help patients overcome paralysis and stroke. But what about mental function itself? Can medical intervention restore consciousness? Nature runs a story on thalamic stimulatio...
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New issue: Dreaming
A new issue of Dreaming is out, including articles on emotion, culture, and the self. Here we bring the abstracts