Here are two tests to see whether you are good at reading facial expression, and therefore are good at spotting lying. The first one relates to at reading microexpressions:
http://www.cio.com/article/facial-expressions-test The other test relates to reading emotions around the eyes. I got 30 on this test, which I think is pretty good for a man. http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/Faces/EyesTest.aspx That last webpage also have tests for autism.
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Here is a simple test to see whether you are a number synaesthete.
This is a new documentary series by BBC on the brain. Here are youtube links to the six episodes:
BBC Brain Story - All in the Mind BBC Brain Story - Growing the Mind BBC Brain Story - The final mystery BBC Brain Story - First among equals BBC Brain Story - The Mind's eye BBC Brain Story - In the heat of the moment This is a clip of a former male model who later suffered from anorexia and died at the age of 38:
Anorexic male model This is a good website where you can find information about new social science research:
http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/social.php For instance, articles from yesterday show new research on the relationship between sleep deprivation and Alzheimer's disease, that memory is improved if we hold items in our hand (I suppose it is because we then are using more senses or because memory can be coded in relation to proprioception of our body), that caffeine consumption decreases risk for depression in women, that our clothes give clues of our race because of stereotyping (white men dressed as cleaners were taken for black and black people dressed as businessmen were taken for white. These are two clips related to psychology and philosophy from one of my favourite comedians - Danny Kaye. This is what will happen if you think too much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUoccZcbrjM And this is what will happen if you study too much psychology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHnjf5Sc74&feature=related Akinetopsia, or motion blindness is a rare neurological disease in which the patient cannot perceive motion. He or she can see stationary objects without issue but the world is devoid of motion. Most of what is known about of akinetopsia comes from the case study of LM. Patients with Alzheimers disease may also have varying degrees of akinetopsia.
LM has reported having trouble pouring a cup of tea or coffee, because the fluid appears to be frozen and she does not know when to stop pouring because she does not see the fluid rising. It is also difficult for her to follow conversations, because she cannot see lip movement or change in facial expressions. She also gets nervous when people are walking around in the room because she never sees them move and therefore suddenly sees them at another place of the room. In addition, it is difficult for her to cross a street, because she cannot estimate the speed of cars. However, she can still hear well and can use her hearing to estimate distance. I just read an article about the increasing rates of suicide attempts in Sweden (which could relate to prevalence of disorders in different cultures). The rate of suicide attempts in Sweden have risen the last 20 years, especially amongst the young. Young women have shown the largest increase in suicide attempts; today there are twice as many suicide attempts committed by women as 20 years ago. The data suggests that the mental health of young people in Sweden is deteriorating. One of the explanation for this could be that there has been cuts in public health spending. In addition, many of the treatments for mental illness are not effective. Of those at risk for suicide taking antidepressant medicine, only 50-70 % respond positively to the medication.
Last year there was a french TV documentary that featured a spoof TV show where people where told to administer what they thought were lethal electric shocks to contestants. The spoof TV show was a variation of the original Milgram experiment. Although the participants were unaware that the shocks weren´t lethal, 82 percent of the participants agreed to give a lethal shock to the other contestant. They were cheered on by the TV audience that also were unaware that everything was a spoof. Here is a link to the an article on the TV show:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8571929.stm Research has shown a connection between the length of the ring finger and testosterone. Men tend to have a longer ring finger in relation to the index finger in comparison with women. This is because sex hormones affect fetus development. Interestingly enough, research suggest that men with longer ring fingers in relation to the index finger tend to have more masculine traits. For instance, such men are more competitive (for instance, in regards to sports) and risk taking (for instance, in regards to trading). So in this case, it seems that length matters...
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