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Cammy Torgenrud

Zapping the brain sparks bright ideas - life - 03 February 2011 - New Scientist - 5 views

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe and non-invasive method of temporarily altering the activity of neurons by passing weak currents through electrodes on the scalp
  • Excitation of the right hemisphere and inhibition of the left made the participants three times more likely to figure out the correct answer within 6 minutes compared with those who received the sham treatment.
  • right ATL is associated with insight and novel meaning. It also backs up previous findings that the left ATL is involved in processing routine strategies and the maintenance of existing hypotheses
Maxime Lagacé

Ten Psychology Studies from 2009 Worth Knowing About - David Disalvo - Brainspin - True... - 1 views

  • If you have to choose between buying something or spending the money on a memorable experience, go with the experience.
  • Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife Several great psychology and
  • Playing video games could be an unlikely cure for psychological trauma.
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  • If someone is trying to sell you something, be extra careful to keep your psychological distance.
  • Turns out, saying you’re sorry really is important—and not just to you. 
  • If you’re a man and find yourself in an argument with your significant other, choose your words very carefully.
    • Beth D Johnson
       
      Good idea!
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