Cognitive Sciences Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Is there terminology for perceptual illusions at the moment that figure-ground reversal occurs? I'm looking for a term in the perception / cognition area of research. I recently saw this visual illusion that 'flips' what is negative-space and what is positive-space. This is known in the arts ... perception vision visualization   asked by New Alexandria 3 votes Do dissolving myelinated connection explain learning? In order to understand how we get rid of established habits/behavior: Can myelinated connections be dissolved or are new connections created that bypass those connections? cognitive-psychology learning theoretical-neuroscience   asked by erdal.karaca 2 votes Is it possible to increase the capacity of human brain like "Lucy"? I saw the film "Lucy" in 2015. The film says that humans can use 100% percent of the capacity of their brains. I read this article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2461348,00.asp According to ... neurobiology cognitive-neuroscience theoretical-neuroscience   asked by Tharindu Kandegedara 1 vote Discovery of "Functions of Brain" As far as I know, Physical Experimentation of Human Brain is not possible. So how does people come up with the idea that different parts of brain is associated with different specific functions? and ... methodology   asked by Snazzy Sanoj 1 vote answered by Yvonne Liew 0 votes What is definition of "excessive correlation" is Michael Persinger using? I'm trying to parse the significance of Michael Persinger's work. From what I can understand, he uses toroids to create magnetic fields which can change the PH of spring water and change photon ... experimental-psychology   asked by Seanny123 1 vote Which part of the brain is not working optimally if an individual is unable to understand scientific concepts and mathematics? I have often observed that while I can understand concepts related to Finance and Literature very easily I find it extremely difficult to understand scientific topics related to Physics, Maths or ... learning problem-solving brain-development   asked by CSinha 1 vote answered by The Void -3 votes Understanding/Helping an Entrenched "Conspiracy Theorist" I'm currently interested in gather information and knowledge related to advanced "conspiracy theorists" to help with challenging/talking/helping them recover. To define a severe/entrenched ... reference-request clinical-psychology psychiatry   asked by jluzwick 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Why do people laugh in serious situations? I've seen people (including myself) that laugh for no apparent reason in really serious situations, such as in an argument or when receiving bad news. Although the other party is clearly very upset, ... social-psychology emotion physiology humour   asked by Eric B 15 votes answered by user3554 11 votes How to calculate IQ score based on raw score and adjust for age? I am having a hard time grasping how IQ scores are calculated. I think it has something to do with their age score ratio multiplied by 100. Say I have a test that holds 30 questions. How would I ... intelligence developmental-psychology statistics test   asked by ProfessorIQ 4 votes answered by Jeromy Anglim 6 votes Can you answer these? Research on Distribution of Enneagram Types in a Given Profession I was in a conversation with an Enneagram scholar who claimed that certain Enneagram types are more likely to hold certain specific positions or have certain professions. Is there any data or has ... personality data correlation   asked by Smovies 1 vote Bootstrapping in Psychology I am interested in bootstrap, especially how it's entering the psychologist's world. Boostrapping is used to 'omit' classical assumptions to get statistics. Bootstrapping starts with creating new ... reference-request experimental-psychology statistics   asked by Lili 1 vote How long should one study daily in order to avoid burnout? I googled this quite a lot and it seems that I can't find the answer to the above question. I can find details on what to do to avoid the burnout but nothing specific on how long should one study new ... cognitive-psychology learning   asked by user2059078 1 vote

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