Mindlinks – February 2015
Every month we bring you the latest news from the world of Psychology! Here is my collection of links that I found most exciting the last month. Feel free to add your favorite news in the comment section!
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Are animals altruistic or do they only act according to survival instincts? Read about ravens and bats, who share their food and a monkey who successfully resuscitates another of his species. |
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An expert panel published new recommendations on how much sleep people should get. Find out whether you sleep enough! |
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Researchers built a 3-D brain structure from stem cells. Will it be possible to replace damaged brain parts? |
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One possible reason why people turn to social media websites is “feedback seeking”. If you are insecure in your relationships you may engage more actively on Facebook. |
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Pigeons are smarter than you might think! They can learn how to categorize and name both natural and manmade objects in a similar way as children learn words. |
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Children who are born without a hearing nerve might be able to hear in the future! Researchers successfully implanted an auditory brainstem implant. |
Interesting choices, Hanna. I remember reading about pigeon pattern-learning when I was in my undergrad!
My picks for February:
A sad but inspiring piece by Oliver Sacks about his learning he has terminal cancer:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html
And a curious/interesting response of the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology to the difficulty scientists have understanding significance tests. Ban them altogether! Here is their editorial (pdf):
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01973533.2015.1012991
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