Editor’s selections: Virtual reality for mice, fMRI lie-detection lies, and more
October 20th, 2009 Editor's Selections 3 Comments
Dave Munger selects several notable posts each week from psychology and neuroscience. He blogs at Cognitive Daily and has a weekly column on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM.
- Mice navigate a virtual-reality maze. Go for the amazingly cute video. Stay for the science!
- Brain imaging for lie-detection doesn’t live up to the hype. Remember all those stories about fMRI lie detectors a couple years back? BPS Research Digest shows why fMRI is no better than an old-fashioned polygraph.
- How good are you at trading stocks? Apparently the length of your fingers can do a good job predicting your success as a stock trader. Honest.
- Many people (especially men) say they enjoy the occasional sexual banter at work, as long as it isn’t outright harrassment. Andrew Patrick looks at a study showing that even “enjoyable” sexual behavior at work isn’t a good thing.
