Does exposure to the intrepid Duke Nukem desensitize players to violence? Psychologists, in my experience, just don’t like videogames. Some seem positively determined to discover some horrible outcome they produce, and even though we all know better, you still see people who want to interpret correlations as proving causality. The most Read more…
So you think you would notice if a gorilla walked into the room…..well, if you were sober, you would probably see him. If you had had only one drink, chances are you would miss him. Seema Clifasefi and her colleagues [1] asked 47 college students to watch a video clip Read more…
(Image Courtesy of Yale University;cortical neuron is yellow at the top of the photo) Previous research [1] suggested that after about the 7th week of development, the cells that will eventually make up most of the human cortex start to migrate from their point of origin, the ventricular zone. Now, researchers Read more…
Here is a true confession….I am a Legend of Zelda addict. I don’t know what there is about the little guy in green, but unless I’m careful, inordinate amounts of time may be spent running him around Hyrule. I always felt a bit alone in this hobby. Tetris has Read more…
Wealthy people may turn to Botox, tummy tucks, and spas in their search for a youthful appearance, but recent evidence suggests that the easy life alone provides some protection from aging. Tim Spector and his colleagues published an article in Aging Cell about their work with 17 pairs of Read more…