Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The impact of words on visual attention and memory

Cognitive Daily: The impact of words on visual attention and memory

I've been fascinated by illusions for some time now, both visual and auditory, and the post linked above speaks pretty plainly about a link between audio and visual attention and how they can work together to direct our perception.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Link dump: completed

Okay - the link dump that was sitting around waiting for Blogger to get out of beta testing and finally muscle up the ability to have a working posting widget is finally over. I've caught up as much as I'm going to, so now, hopefully, I can get to doing some real posting on this site.

Promises, promises....

Your personality written in your eyes

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Your personality written in your eyes

Fixed versus growth intelligence mindsets: It’s all in your head, Dweck says

Fixed versus growth intelligence mindsets: It’s all in your head, Dweck says

Highly accomplished people more prone to failure than others when under stress

Highly accomplished people more prone to failure than others when under stress

Scientific literacy happens -- when students think for themselves

Scientific literacy happens -- when students think for themselves

Discovery Channel :: News - Human :: Genes and Fortune Determine Happiness

Discovery Channel :: News - Human :: Genes and Fortune Determine Happiness

Boosting brain power -- with chocolate

Boosting brain power -- with chocolate

Videogames Improve Vision by Rewiring Your Brain: BLOG: SciAm Observations

Videogames Improve Vision by Rewiring Your Brain: BLOG: SciAm Observations

ScienceToLife : The value of a nap

ScienceToLife : The value of a nap

Pure Pedantry : Unreal Tournament speeds visual processing, Tetris does not (is boring)

Pure Pedantry : Unreal Tournament speeds visual processing, Tetris does not (is boring)

Mind-set matters -- Why thinking you got a work out may actually make you healthier

Mind-set matters -- Why thinking you got a work out may actually make you healthier

Students who believe intelligence can be developed perform better

Students who believe intelligence can be developed perform better

Children's sleep problems can lead to school problems

Children's sleep problems can lead to school problems

Decision-making -- Demonstration of a link between cognition and execution

Decision-making -- Demonstration of a link between cognition and execution

Being around friends can impair your memory

Being around friends can impair your memory

Students: it's time to ditch the pre-exam all-nighter

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Students: it's time to ditch the pre-exam all-nighter

Decision making isn't always as rational as you think (or hope)

Decision making isn't always as rational as you think (or hope)

Cognitive Daily: A fifteen-minute exercise may help overcome a lifetime of racial stereotyping

Cognitive Daily: A fifteen-minute exercise may help overcome a lifetime of racial stereotyping

Page 3.14 : The Trouble With Teacher's Pet

Page 3.14 : The Trouble With Teacher's Pet

Stanford Prison Experiment Videos on YouTube: BLOG: SciAm Observations

Stanford Prison Experiment Videos on YouTube: BLOG: SciAm Observations

A review of cognitive enhancement technologies « Neurophilosophy

A review of cognitive enhancement technologies « Neurophilosophy

ScienCentral Video News: Baby Music

ScienCentral Video News: Baby Music

A web guide for psychology students

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: A web guide for psychology students

Download coffee (or at least its effect) - Download Squad

Download coffee (or at least its effect) - Download Squad

BrainWave Generator - Download Squad

BrainWave Generator - Download Squad

Mixing Memory : People Prefer Curves

Mixing Memory : People Prefer Curves

Logic+Emotion: Macro Design

Logic+Emotion: Macro Design

Cognitive Daily: Brains can tell the difference between metaphor and irony

Cognitive Daily: Brains can tell the difference between metaphor and irony

What does it mean to have a mind? Maybe more than you think

What does it mean to have a mind? Maybe more than you think

Scientists bridging the spirituality gap - Science - MSNBC.com

Scientists bridging the spirituality gap - Science - MSNBC.com

Mixing Memory : Perceiving the Mind

Mixing Memory : Perceiving the Mind

Mixing Memory : Thinking Faster Makes You Feel Happy and Brilliant

Mixing Memory : Thinking Faster Makes You Feel Happy and Brilliant

The Mouse Trap: Moral Intuitions: Musings continued.

The Mouse Trap: Moral Intuitions: Musings continued.

A reason why video games are hard to give up

A reason why video games are hard to give up

The Frontal Cortex : The Neuroscience of Music

The Frontal Cortex : The Neuroscience of Music

TCS Daily - Two Strategies for Avoiding Truth

TCS Daily - Two Strategies for Avoiding Truth

New study challenges 'critical period' in childhood vision development

New study challenges 'critical period' in childhood vision development

Language center of the brain is not under the control of subjects who 'speak in tongues'

Language center of the brain is not under the control of subjects who 'speak in tongues'

Fathers influence child language development more than mothers

Fathers influence child language development more than mothers

Whipping therapy cures depression and suicide crises - Pravda.Ru

Whipping therapy cures depression and suicide crises - Pravda.Ru

Good information? It's not all about the brain

Good information? It's not all about the brain

Feelings of self-worth impacted by advertisements

Feelings of self-worth impacted by advertisements

study links emotions in play and memories

Case Western Reserve University study links emotions in play and memories

The brain can't ignore angry voices

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: The brain can't ignore angry voices

Cognitive Daily: What we hear, and how it affects what we see

Cognitive Daily: What we hear, and how it affects what we see

Canadian study shows bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia by four years

Canadian study shows bilingualism has protective effect in delaying onset of dementia by four years

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Mixing Memory : A Comprehensive Theory of Religious Cognition

Mixing Memory : A Comprehensive Theory of Religious Cognition

Does game violence make teens aggressive? - On the Level - MSNBC.com

Does game violence make teens aggressive? - On the Level - MSNBC.com

Why teens do stupid things

Why teens do stupid things

The Mouse Trap: Abstract vs Concrete: the two genders?( the catogorization debate)

The Mouse Trap: Abstract vs Concrete: the two genders?( the catogorization debate)

The Frontal Cortex : Creativity and Neuroscience

The Frontal Cortex : Creativity and Neuroscience

NeuroInterests » Blog Archive » Lack of sleep causes memory damage in hippocampus?

NeuroInterests » Blog Archive » Lack of sleep causes memory damage in hippocampus?

collision detection: Study: Languages change the way we perceive rhythm

collision detection: Study: Languages change the way we perceive rhythm

The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows

The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows

Efforts for whites to appear colorblind may backfire

Efforts for whites to appear colorblind may backfire

Virtual reality can improve memory -- perhaps too much

Virtual reality can improve memory -- perhaps too much

Learning during sleep?

Learning during sleep?

UGA researchers to study link between teacher professional development, student achievement

UGA researchers to study link between teacher professional development, student achievement

MRI shows brains respond better to name brands

MRI shows brains respond better to name brands

How to stop academics from drinking coffee - AlphaPsy

How to stop academics from drinking coffee - AlphaPsy

Cognitive Daily: Caffeine and concentration

Cognitive Daily: Caffeine and concentration

The Mouse Trap: Belief about Intelligence : how it affects performance and how it is formed

The Mouse Trap: Belief about Intelligence : how it affects performance and how it is formed

The Mouse Trap: Gender bias in Math skills : a case of Traits Vs. Environment/Effort feedback?

The Mouse Trap: Gender bias in Math skills : a case of Traits Vs. Environment/Effort feedback?

Enriching education throughout childhood pays big dividends for disadvanted

Enriching education throughout childhood pays big dividends for disadvanted

Watching TV can improve parenting and child behavior

Watching TV can improve parenting and child behavior

The Frontal Cortex : Visions of God

The Frontal Cortex : Visions of God

Mixing Memory : Gender Differences In Planning?

Mixing Memory : Gender Differences In Planning?

Study of language use in children suggests sex influences how brain processes words

Study of language use in children suggests sex influences how brain processes words

Why do black and Latino boys lag behind in math?

Why do black and Latino boys lag behind in math?

A stunning new look at déjà vu

A stunning new look at déjà vu

The Mouse Trap: Belief about Intelligence : how it affects performance and how it is formed

The Mouse Trap: Belief about Intelligence : how it affects performance and how it is formed

The Mouse Trap: Incongruence perception and linguistic specificity: a case for a non-verbal stroop test

The Mouse Trap: Incongruence perception and linguistic specificity: a case for a non-verbal stroop test

Starfall.com - teaching reading comprehension and phonics - Download Squad

Starfall.com - teaching reading comprehension and phonics - Download Squad

Speak, memory: Research challenges theory of memory storage

Speak, memory: Research challenges theory of memory storage

Children's sleep difficulties: Reports differ from children to parents

Children's sleep difficulties: Reports differ from children to parents

Adolescents, risks and the pitfalls of rationality

Adolescents, risks and the pitfalls of rationality

Mysterious 'neural noise' actually primes brain for peak performance

Mysterious 'neural noise' actually primes brain for peak performance

The Mouse Trap: Gender bias in Math skills : a case of Traits Vs. Environment/Effort feedback?

The Mouse Trap: Gender bias in Math skills : a case of Traits Vs. Environment/Effort feedback?

Mixing Memory : Color Memory Changes Color Perception

Mixing Memory : Color Memory Changes Color Perception

Mixing Memory : Color Memory Changes Color Perception

Mixing Memory : Color Memory Changes Color Perception

Mixing Memory : Motivated Seeing? Motivation Affects Visual Perception

Mixing Memory : Motivated Seeing? Motivation Affects Visual Perception

Creating Passionate Users: Why does engineering/math/science education in the US suck?

Creating Passionate Users: Why does engineering/math/science education in the US suck?

Sex Differences in Cognition: a primer - AlphaPsy

Sex Differences in Cognition: a primer - AlphaPsy

Math animations illustrate research, herald new era in visualization

Math animations illustrate research, herald new era in visualization

Fusing psychology and neuroscience

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Fusing psychology and neuroscience

Retrospectacle: A Neuroscience Blog

Retrospectacle: A Neuroscience Blog

Mail Tribune - Sleep: it's required - October 24, 2006

Mail Tribune - Sleep: it's required - October 24, 2006

Poor readers have higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior

Poor readers have higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior

Fathers influence child language development more than mothers

Fathers influence child language development more than mothers

Toddlers learn complex actions from picture-book reading, says new research

Toddlers learn complex actions from picture-book reading, says new research

Brain Scans While Speaking In Tongues

FuturePundit: Brain Scans While Speaking In Tongues

Scientists use gene therapy to improve memory and learning in animals

Scientists use gene therapy to improve memory and learning in animals

Why do we stick to our bad habits?

Why do we stick to our bad habits?

Risk in social science

Risk in social science

Visual skills could hold key to boosting people's work confidence

BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Visual skills could hold key to boosting people's work confidence

FuturePundit: Electric Current Deepens Sleep And Improves Memory

FuturePundit: Electric Current Deepens Sleep And Improves Memory