Evolution and Multisensory Integration
By Vincent A Medina
Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. When combined, these form a single coherent perception of the world around us. The combination of senses for this purpose…
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Classical Conditioning
El Efecto Nocebo
Artículo original: The Nocebo Effect, Elizabeth Burnette
Traducido por Ángela Hernández
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Es probable que la mayoría de los lectores ya hayan escuchado sobre el efecto placebo – un efecto psicológico,…
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The Nocebo Effect
Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical…
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Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?
We are surrounded by an abundance of delicious food. Throughout the developed world, cooking shows saturate our televisions and streaming video feeds advertise greasy burgers and decadent chocolates. Our addiction…
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Blondes or Brunettes: It’s All About Conditioning
Like it or not, we all have preferences in choosing romantic partners. Piercings, freckles, hair color, eye color, body physique – through adolescence and into adulthood, we begin to develop…
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Claustrophobia Can Be Genetic
As a little girl, my favorite part of an overnight train journey in India was the tunnel. My restless, anxious eyes would await the moment when the train made its…
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Ding! Fries are done!
Have you been at a restaurant and heard a bell ring in the kitchen to notify servers that a plate of food was ready to be served? Most likely, hearing…
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