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Tag Archives: psychology
Recipe: How To Make The Most of Your Brain
Neuroscientist Jaan Aru gives a recipe on how to make most of your brain. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged brain, brain power, concentration, efficiency, multitasking, psychology, workflow
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Psychology and Theatre
Psychologist Andero Uusberg and theatre director and critic Margus Mikomägi discuss psychology in theatre and acting. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged consciousness, emotions, facial expressions, interview, mood, psychology, theatre
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Your Personality Shapes How You React to Eye Contact
Find out how our personality shapes our reaction to eye contact on the brain level. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged culture, eye contact, Japan, neuroticism, personality, psychology
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The Biology of Sacrifice (and Terrorism)
Immune ecology researchers Elin Sild and Tuul Sepp disclose the biological and psychological mechanisms that lead to self-sacrifice and motivate suicide terrorism. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biology, heroism, immortality, oxytocin, psychology, redback spider, risk behaviour, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, suiside terrorists, terrorism
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How Selective Is Your Attention?
Why do we notice a remarkably beautiful person in a crowd? In his PhD thesis, Andero Uusberg studied specific mechanisms that the brain uses to pay attention. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged affective attention, attention, attention system, PhD, PhD thesis, psychology
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The Crazy World of Peer Review
Jüri Allik, UT Professor of Experimental Psychology and one of the world’s most cited scientists in his field, elaborates on three main shortcomings of peer review: slowness, ineffectiveness, and amorality. Continue reading
Posted in Career, General, Research
Tagged blind review, editing system, editor, manuscript, peer review system, peer-review, plagiarism, psychology, reviewer, scientific publishing
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