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Biopsychology Neurons

Synaptic Transmission: How Information Travels in the Brain

Imagine your brain as a bustling city, with its roads and highways linking its many regions, neurons in this case. The ‘traffic’ within.

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Cognitive

Placebo vs. Nocebo: Can Belief Heal Or Hurt You?

Think of taking a sugar pill and noticing your headache disappear like it had not even existed, or going so far as to.

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Cognitive

Mere Exposure Effect

You head to the supermarket to pick up a box of cereal. You don’t have much idea about other brands, but you buy.

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Cognitive

The Five Stages of Memory 

Memory is strange. We suddenly remember random jingles from childhood ads. And then there are times when we meet someone and instantly forget.

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Motivation

Self-Determination Theory 

Questions about what motivates us have fascinated psychologists for decades. Early theories suggested that it is rewards and punishments that drive us to.

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Cognitive

Psychology of Deception

Lying is as old as the life of man itself. White lies to fat lies, we lie occasionally to rescue others, some to.

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Cognitive

Loss Aversion Explained: What Shapes Our Fear of Losing? 

Remember the sinking feeling of misplacing something valuable or watching a dream opportunity slip away? Loss has a heaviness to it and feels.

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Health

How Stress Affects the Immune System: The Mind Body Connection

“Is it Monday already?” – the first thought that pops into your head, as you wake up by a blaring alarm clock, reminding.

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Entrances

How to Prepare for Psychology Entrance Exams: Key Topics and Study Techniques 

This article offers a practical guide to help you prepare effectively for Psychology entrance exams, covering key topics for undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology.

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Social

The Bystander Effect : Why do people hesitate to help in emergencies

Have you ever attended a meeting where some clear blunder was made by an individual, and yet no one chose to speak? Or.

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