Experiments
The Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis of Dreaming – J. Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley
An academic examination of Hobson and McCarley's Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis, its neurobiological mechanisms, forebrain integration, and...
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Experiments
The Mozart Effect Experiment – Frances Rauscher, Gordon Shaw, and Catherine Ky
An exhaustive academic examination of the 1993 Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky Mozart effect experiment, covering...
Experiments
The Positivity Effect in Aging Experiments – Laura Carstensen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Laura Carstensen's positivity effect, examining socioemotional selectivity theory, empirical paradigms,...
Experiments
The Tylenol and Social Pain Experiment – Naomi Eisenberger
An academic examination of Naomi Eisenberger's groundbreaking research on acetaminophen, social rejection, and the shared...
Experiments
The Hick’s Law Experiments (Choice Reaction Time) – William Hick and Ray Hyman
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Hick-Hyman Law experiments, mathematical formulations of choice reaction time,...
Experiments
The Artificial Selection for Maze Bright and Maze Dull Rats – Robert Tryon
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Tryon's landmark selective breeding experiment on maze-bright and maze-dull...
Experiments
The Rat Empathy and Prosocial Behavior Experiment (Trapped Cagemate) – Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal, Jean Decety, and Peggy Mason
A comprehensive academic analysis of the 2011 Bartal, Decety, and Mason trapped cagemate study demonstrating...
Experiments
The Preparedness Theory of Phobias Experiment (Snakes and Spiders) – Arne Öhman and Susan Mineka
A comprehensive academic analysis of Arne Öhman and Susan Mineka's landmark experiments on evolutionary preparedness...
Experiments
The Case of S.M. (The Woman with No Fear) – Justin Feinstein, Ralph Adolphs, and Antonio Damasio
A comprehensive academic analysis of Patient S.M., exploring bilateral amygdala damage, fearlessness, and research by...
Experiments
The Klüver-Bucy Syndrome Experiment (Macaque Monkey Fear) – Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1930s Klüver-Bucy experiment, examining bilateral temporal lobectomy, fear...
Theories
Polyvagal Theory – Stephen Porges
A comprehensive academic analysis of Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory, exploring autonomic neurobiology, neuroception, trauma, and...
Experiments
Priming Experiment – Steven Tipper The Repetition Blindness Experiment – Nancy
An in-depth academic examination of Steven Tipper's negative priming and Nancy Kanwisher's repetition blindness within...