Cognitive Sciences Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Cognitive Sciences newsletter

Top new questions this week: Can suggestion change memories? I came up to this question because of my personal experience. I think it may help you understand my question better, so I will describe it briefly. Piece of metal When I was a kid, I (accidentally) ... cognitive-psychology memory   asked by DannyX 3 votes answered by serk1 5 votes Categorization of Lewin's Work I'm trying to categorize Kurt Lewin's work, specifically his force field model and his three-step model of change. From what I read, he was strongly influenced by the Gestaltists and he's considered ... social-psychology psychology dynamic-systems gestalt-psychology   asked by Johannes Bauer 2 votes How do I make myself think before I act? How do I suppress strong emotions in favour of doing the right thing? cognitive-psychology perception personality motivation   asked by Zurechtweiser 2 votes Why being ignored is 'painful' for human beings? Ignoring someone is a manipulatory technique used at times. Ignoring the attacks of someone else through emotional detachment has a very strong effect on the attacker. Is there a name for this kind ... social-psychology terminology   asked by Revious 1 vote Is there a tag for those create exhaustive lists of opportunities? When someone is incapable of making a choice on behalf of others, and structures everything they do to present every possible option and opportunity, what tends to be the cause of this? abnormal-psychology   asked by Confused 1 vote Understanding neuronal firing in the context of Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity When discussing Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity in neurons, when we say that a neuron fires do we mean it fires only one spike? Or do we still say "the neuron has fired" when a train of n spikes was ... theoretical-neuroscience neural-network artificial-intelligence electrophysiology   asked by borilla 1 vote answered by Chelonian 1 vote Toolbox for modelling visual search performance I'm looking for a toolbox to model visual search performance in a singleton search task based on line orientations (you need to find a line that is most different from all others in it's orientation). ... vision cognitive-modeling computational-modeling   asked by Andrey Chetverikov 1 vote answered by splint 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Does masturbation affect brain in long term? I am interested in knowing. Does masturbation (once daily) affect the brain negatively in terms of: Memory and concentration skills during the long term ? Does it affect it in the short term? After ... developmental-psychology sexuality brain-development   asked by Cog Hero 7 votes answered by what 14 votes What are the psychological mechanisms behind arrogance? According to this Wiktionary defintion, arrogance is 1.The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims ... social-psychology   asked by user3554 6 votes answered by Chuck Sherrington 9 votes Can you answer these? Effectiveness of self-prescribed marijuana for depression How common is it for patients diagnosed with depression to self-prescribe themselves marijuana after trying prescription anti-depressants? Is there any evidence that this self-treatment is effective ... abnormal-psychology clinical-psychology psychopharmacology   asked by Seanny123 1 vote Understanding the difference between empathy and need for social contact in this article on empathetic voles So I saw this interesting article titled, "Consoling Voles Hint at Animal Empathy." The basic idea stated is if voles have a relationship, and are then separated and one of the voles sees the other ... social-psychology empathy   asked by JakeGould 1 vote

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