Individuals' conceptual knowledge can flexibly influence emotion perception and the brain's representations of face categories, a study finds. Mounting behavioral evidence suggests that the perception ...

A new study explores how our brains synthesize concepts that allow us to organize and comprehend the world. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 24th issue of the journal Neuron, ...

Why do young children often miss the emotions behind adult expressions? A pioneering study led by researcher Xie Wanze from Peking University's School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, in ...

Amin, T.G. (2015). Conceptual metaphor and the study of conceptual change: Research synthesis and future directions. International Journal of Science Education , 37 ...

When I was in high school, my friend switched sodas on me one day. I thought I was taking a swig of Coca Cola, but he had replaced it with cream soda. I immediately spit it out, thinking it tasted ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. One time, when I was in high school, my friend switched sodas on me. I thought I was ...