Facing the facts: The cognitive dissonance behind smoking You won’t find a smoker that thinks smoking is a healthy habit. Still many people continue to smoke. What is going on here? Marije Stolte • June 16, 2015 • 1 comment
Is it me or is it you? The role of oxytocin in distinguishing ourselves from others. When experiencing empathy, do we actually make a distinction between ourselves and others? A study on oxytocin provides insight on this matter. Batsheva Mannheim • June 09, 2015
Optimize adaptive behavior through meditation! Stuck in a rut? When feeling that your thinking has become rigid, what should you do for promoting a more flexible thinking? Meditate! Iliana Samara • May 19, 2015
Do you see what you do? The distinction between action and perception is not as sharp as you might think, which does not bode well for explanatory power of mirror neurons. Evert Boonstra • May 12, 2015
Reducing prejudice through brain stimulation People show less prejudice after receiving low intensity electrical stimulation administered to the frontal part of the brain. Roberta Sellaro and Lorenza Colzato from the LIBC published their findings in Brain Stimulation. Roberta Sellaro • May 04, 2015
Changing bodies changes if you are “in” or “out”-(group) How “fixed” and “immutable” is racial bias? Roberta Sellaro • April 21, 2015
“Your pain is my pain”: how empathy works Is it really true that “your pain is my pain”? Yes, people feel others’ pain. But how does empathy work in the brain? Roberta Sellaro • March 03, 2015
A question of scent: Lavender aroma promotes interpersonal trust People’s trust in others increases after smelling the olfactory fragrance of lavender. Roberta Sellaro • January 13, 2015
More charity through food The amount of money you donate to charity, may be influenced by the food that you eat. Laura Steenbergen • January 06, 2015
