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The Neurological Basis of Intuition – Neurophilosophy

“Most of us have experienced the vague feeling of knowing something without having any memory of learning it. This phenomenon is commonly known as a “gut feeling” or “intuition”; more accurately though, it is described as implicit or unconscious recognition memory, to reflect the fact that it arises from information that was not attended to,…

Two Types Of Peak Emotional Responses To Music: The Psychophysiology Of Chills And Tears: Mori & Iwanaga

Abstract “People sometimes experience a strong emotional response to artworks. Previous studies have demonstrated that the peak emotional experience of chills (goose bumps or shivers) when listening to music involves psychophysiological arousal and a rewarding effect. However, many aspects of peak emotion are still not understood. The current research takes a new perspective of peak…

The Big Five Personality Traits and What They Mean to Psychologists | Robby Berman | Big Think

“Psychologists sort human personalities into five traits, each of which you can score high or low on… At the topmost level, there are two types of people in the world: Those who think personality types can be categorized and those who can’t. Among those in the first group are psychologists who began developing a system…

There’s No Such Thing As Different “Learning Styles” | Olivia Goldhill | SBS Life

Once upon a time, we were advised to process information by writing details down or sticking rainbow post-it-notes everywhere we could. But, scientists say, there’s no point: ‘learning styles’ are nothing short of a neuromyth….” To read the full article, click There’s no such thing as different “learning styles” | SBS Life

Measuring The Emotional Power Of Music: Eva Brown, Frontiers Science Writer

“In exploring the psychological bases of human musicality, research expands simplistic categories of emotions, producing advanced tools which can sort feelings evoked by music and assess the emotion…We can all relate to music, which individually sparks some form of emotion within us, but what kind of emotion is it? Research shows that music induces numerous…