Deric Bownds
These articles, from Deric's MindBlog at http://mindblog.dericbownds.net report new ideas and work on mind, brain, and behavior - as well as random curious stuff.
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Deric Bownds' MindBlog
http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/
This blog reports new ideas and work on mind, brain, and behavior - as well as random curious stuff.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2496 )
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Positivity in Older Adults is More Related to Cognitive Decline Than to Emotion...
It is commonly supposed that the more positive outlook characteristic of older people is due to their ability to regulate their emotions more effectively than... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Seeing Faces of Young Black Boys Facilitates Identification of Threatening...
From Todd et al. (open source): Pervasive stereotypes linking Black men with violence and criminality can lead to implicit cognitive biases, including the... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
The Milliseconds of a Choice - Watching Your Mind When It Matters.
I'm finding, with increasing frequency, that an article about health or psychology in the New York Times that I find interesting has an attached note that it wa... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
People Who Move More Are Happier.
No surprises here, but this study polling people using a smartphone app designed by the experimenters quantifies the effect. The use of smartphones to gather... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
From Power to Inaction.
An interesting little piece from Durso et al. on a consequence of feeling powerful (The paper appears to be open source, so you can note the details of the two... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
The Second Law of Thermodynamics is the First Law of Psychology.
I pass along some a clip from Steven Pinker’s contribution to the edge.org annual question “What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely know. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Dual Streams of Speech Processing.
A large number of studies have documented how visual information in the brain is processed in dual streams of information: dorsal (where is it?), and ventral... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
The Effect of Status on Stress Depends on the Stability of the Hierarchy.
In most human societies, individuals with higher socioeconomic status live longer, experience increased well-being, and have lower rates of stress-related... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
What is Different About the Brains of “superagers”?
Barrett and colleagues have performed fMRI studies on “superagers” age 60-80, and find that superagers not only perform similarly to young adults on memory... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
How to Market the Reality of Climate Change More Effectively.
Baldwin and Lammers perform several studies to show that conservative are positively affected by past but not by future-focused environmental comparisons. Read more
Posted on 03 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
I Used to Be a Human Being - How Technology Almost Killed Me.
Andrew Sullivan does a striking piece, describing a process that began with his daily immersion in The Daily Dish, an early blog that was a precursor of... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2017 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Resetting the Clock of Aging - at Least in Mice.
I pass on a few clips from Nicholas Wade's recent discussion of work done by researchers at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. Read more
Posted on 30 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Killing Old Cells to Stay Young.
I want to pass on one of Science Magazine's choices for the top ten scientific breakthroughs of the year. Pricey plastic surgery won't stop you from getting old. Read more
Posted on 29 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Creative Versus Destructive Chaos in Trump-land. Is There a Ray of Hope?
I am a member of the professional intelligentsia bubble still feeling post-traumatic stress from the presidential election. I grasp at any small reassurances... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Artificial Intelligence Ups Its Game
I pass on this description by John Bohannon in Science Magazine of a recent triumph of A.I.: This year, artificial intelligence (AI) passed a significant... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Making the World Nicer is a Tough Slog - Two Organizations Trying.
The end of 2016 approaches, I am thinking about charitable donations I have made or might make in this angry and uncertain time of huge political changes. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Our Automated Jobless Future.
Elizabeth Kolbert offers an interesting review of ideas in several recent books dealing with our automated future. How long will it be before you lose your job... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
A Stark Graphic - the Income Gap Continues to Widen.
The NYTimes piece by Patricia Cohen and graphic summaries by Ashkenas are worth reading. The top 1% and the bottom 50% have swapped their relative shares of... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Our Arthropod Housemates.
Now I know more about what is in the haze of particles I see illuminated by the horizontal rays of the rising sun flowing through my Fort Lauderdale condo in... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE -
Reducing Future Fears by Suppressing Episodic Simulation in the Brain.
Benoit et al. offer some findings relevant to understanding the heightened anxiety many are feeling in the Age of Trump. An edited summary that starts the... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2016 PSYCHOLOGY, SCIENCE