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"Hey, You're Wearing Me Out!"

While witnessing self-discipline in others could motivate self-control in oneself, it might also make one unconsciously simulate similar behavior and exhaust what could be called a reserve of self-control.

Super-recognizers: people with an amazing ability to recognize faces

Just as there are people who cannot recognize faces, there are people on the opposite side of the spectrum with an exceptional ability to recognize faces.

Intact Visual Navigation in a Blindsighted Patient

A patient who is blind because of brain damage can still respond to visual stimuli and even navigate visually.

Remembering the Past is Like Imagining the Future

fMRI studies indicate that remembering the past uses the same parts of the brain that imagines the future.

A "video game" to reduce aggression

Certain types of video games have the potential to reduce aggression in people.

Our moral thermostat - why being good can give people license to misbehave

Psychological experiments at Northwestern University suggest that people who thinks themselves to be good tend not to actually be so good.

A healthy love of red: flushing faces and healthy appearance

There is a reason why women apply blush: a redder face appears healthier as a sign of more oxygenated blood.

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