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Mental picture of others can be seen using fMRI, finds new study

Mental picture of others can be seen using fMRI, finds new study | Psychology Professionals | Scoop.it
It is possible to tell who a person is thinking about by analyzing images of his or her brain. Our mental models of people produce unique patterns of brain activation, which can be detected using advanced imaging techniques according to a new study.

 

Read more at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130305091000.htm

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How memory load leaves us 'blind' to new visual information

How memory load leaves us 'blind' to new visual information | Psychology Professionals | Scoop.it
Trying to keep an image we've just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are "looking" at, according to the results of a new study.

The new results reveal that our visual field does not need to be cluttered with other objects to cause this 'blindness' and that focusing on remembering something we have just seen is enough to make us unaware of things that happen around us.

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