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VIDEO: Led by professor Read Montague, researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study ways to measure the brain s subtle magnetic signals in two research volunteers simultaneously as they interact, capturing. view more
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As you read, your brain s cells are generating electrical currents that emit infinitesimally small magnetic fields. Now, Virginia Tech scientists can measure them using a new brain imaging technique called optically pumped magnetometry.
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, to measure the brain s subtle magnetic signals in two research volunteers simultaneously as they interact, capturing the rich complexity of the brain s signaling during face-to-face social interactions in real-time.
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IMAGE: Count Your Blessings: Short Gratitude Intervention Can Increase Academic Motivation.
Research by Ritsumeikan University and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan shows that a keeping a. view more
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It is difficult for us to succeed in whatever we set out to do if we lack motivation. We usually need it as a driving force to achieve both short- and long-term goals, from household chores to getting a degree. However, because of the ongoing pandemic, our lifestyles have been subjected to drastic and dynamic changes, and many work- and study-related activities are now carried out online exclusively. This, among other complex factors, have made it difficult for some people to stay focused and motivated, and psychology researchers are trying to find effective and widely applicable solutions to address
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How people consume news and take actions based on what they read, hear or see, is different than how human brains process other types of information on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. While the current state of the newspaper industry is in flux, these journalism experts discovered people still love reading newspapers, and they believe a newspaper s physical layout and structure could help curators of digital news platforms enhance their users experiences. Many people still love print newspapers, and to an extent, we also see that they like the digital replicas of print newspapers as much as they do the physical version, said Damon Kiesow, a professor of journalism professions and co-author on the study. But we believe there is more to understanding this notion than just simply habit and experience. We feel newspapers are fulfilling some sort of need in a person s daily life that is not currently being effect
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A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people s confidence in detecting misinformation by increasing their ability to perceive its manipulativeness compared to genuine news, according to a study.
Go Viral!, developed by the University of Cambridge s Social Decision-Making Lab in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office and media agency DROG, was launched last autumn as part of the UK government s efforts to tackle coronavirus falsehoods circulating online.
The five-minute game puts people in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic news, encouraging players to create panic by spreading misinformation about COVID-19 using social media - all within the confines of the game.
Quick: Pick your three favorite fast-food restaurants.
If you re like many people, McDonald s, Wendy s, and Burger King may come to mind even if you much prefer In-N-Out or Chick-fil-A.
A new study from UC Berkeley s Haas School of Business and UC San Francisco s Department of Neurology found that when it comes to making choices, we surprisingly often forget about the things we like best and are swayed by what we remember. The paper, publishing this week in the journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, combines insights from economics and psychology with decision-making experiments and fMRI brain scans to examine how our imperfect memories affect our decision making.