"Noise does not do good, good does not make noise", said Frenchman Vincent de Paul. Living in big cities and working in noisy offices or factories, we …
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Neuropsychology
Internet and Brain: The hidden benefits for the elderly
Much has been said about the addictive nature of the Internet but not all the effects of the net are negative and this is shown by a research carried …
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How many hugs do we need a day to be happy?
Hugs are a particularly intimate and intense way of expressing emotions. Through a hug we can transmit our happiness or sadness. We can tell a person …
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Mirror writing in children and adults: what is this?
Mirror writing is a very old and relatively common phenomenon in children, left-handed people, and right-to-left languages. Although we tend to see …
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The effects of subliminal messages at brain level?
The incidence of subliminal messages is a highly debated issue, how far are they really efficient? What are its repercussions on the person? And still …
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Music and Brain: Hidden Relationships
It is well known that music has a moving effect on our psyches but ... what happens in the brain? Since the discovery of the Mozart Effect (some of …
Are we left handed or right handed? The hidden laterality
At first glance the question may seem a truism, but it isn’t. When we ask someone about their laterality, they will usually respond that are left …
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