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Can stress or training influence the perception of time?
I have had this experience that I fell with my bike on an icy street. During the fall, time seemed to slow down and I had an apparent age-long time window to stretch my hand and safely catch my fall.
A less anecdotal example is the following. Among…
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Are there emotions that only some people can feel?
Presumably, there are emotions that almost any person can feel, such as happiness, sadness, guilt, and embarrassment.
But are there emotions that only a small fraction of the population can feel?
How might it be established that an uncommon…
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Which area of the brain was first correctly associated with a specific function?
I have read on this website that Broca's area was the first area of the brain to be associated correctly with a specific function, in that case language. But I couldn't find any other source for the statement, so I wonder if this statement is true.…
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Do ADHD drugs harm the brain?
Particularly, the amphetamine "vyvanse". If one was to take a 30mg dose once a day for 50+ years, would it damage brain function at all? Would the brain simply get used to the drug and become 100% tolerant to it? Would the brain damage be permanent?…
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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 masturbation I feel some change in my brain,…
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How many dendrite connections vs axon terminals does a multipolar cerebral neuron have?
I find countless places stating that neurons have tens of thousands of "connections" or "synapses" and one axon.
Do neurons have tens of thousands of dendrite connections, and a few axon terminals; or a few dendrite connections and tens of thousands…
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Why is sensory substitution not that successful?
By successful, I mean made it out to the large world market or being massively funded. After looking online it seems that the most relevant research is the one done by Bach-y-Rita about the seeing with tongue in the 70's. Since then there were no…
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Long term effect of using noise generators
Some people use noise generators as http://playnoise.com/ to reduce distraction by background noise. Is there any research on the long term effects of this? Does this affect the neuronal connections in a known way?
[I don't know, but I suspect that…
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What is the term for a psychological effect which does not have a neurobiological/genetic basis?
When a psychological condition is the result of irregular brain structures or neurotransmitter imbalances we say the condition has a neurobiological basis; this is analogous to the classic Nature in the Nature vs Nurture discussion.
What is the…
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Can the brain be trained into a state of persistent happiness?
Happiness is a state of mind. Can we retain this state even in the case of sadness, depression, or a dire situation through training? What methods could one use in order to train the brain to retain the happy state?
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Sensory Immersion Research?
Sensory deprivation is a relatively common technique for medititation and general consciousness-exploration.
However, I'm more interested in sensory immersion. That is, deliberate overstimulation as a meditative exercise.
For example, listening…
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Is it really impossible for a hypnotist to make a participant do something against their will?
Is there any evidence of a hypnotist making someone do something against their will while in a hypnotic state?
I know there are many sites by practicioners that state it is impossible, but they have a vested interest in making their potential…
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What is the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and fugue states?
The introduction of the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders ("DSM-5") is on the horizon. With it are coming some new, evidence-based diagnoses for dissociative disorders [1], which include conditions such as…
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Are there any journal articles in psychology that have promoted and discussed reproducible data analysis?
I consider reproducible analysis to be really important.
In particular, I'd like to see more researchers in psychology:
sharing their data
producing their journal articles using literate programming technologies like Sweave and knitr that combine…
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Do high heels increase female attractiveness in men only through indirect means?
It seems widely accepted that, overall, men tend to find women in high heels more attractive. (There will, of course, be many exceptions to this rule.)
"High heels may well be the most potent aphrodisiac ever concocted." -- Rossi 1981
However,…
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