New research demonstrates that it is more difficult to learn something new if the information had been rewarded in the past. In fact, the higher the reward, the worse the future learning.
It’s disconcerting to think the way two people perceive the world might be totally different.
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Neuroscientists tackling the age-old question of whether perceptions of color hold from one person to the next are coming up with some interesting answers.
How androgynous are you?
Thomas Piercy, University of Cambridge.
Brendan Gaesser, University at Albany, State University of New York e Zoë Fowler, University at Albany, State University of New York
Feelings of empathy for others may be plentiful in a year of suffering. But is feeling more empathy to loved ones than strangers morally right? A research team sought to find out.
Scientists are revealing the extent to which our behaviour is influenced by our genes, calling into question our capacity for free will. But there is still scope for change.