Ever wonder why your brain sometimes plays tricks on you? It turns out, our minds can remember things that aren't logically possible. This is what scientists call "deep distortions. " It's when someone believes in multiple, conflicting realities at the same time. For example, you might think that two different people are the same person, or that one place is actually...

Our brains are busy places. They handle a lot of information from our eyes. But how do they decide what to remember? This is a big question in brain science. Three key areas stand out: attention, short-term memory, and what we actually see. Attention is like a spotlight. It helps us focus on important things. Short-term memory is like a mental notepad. It holds info...

Ever wondered why your brain sometimes misses things when they happen too close together? Scientists have been studying this phenomenon, known as the attentional blink, for a while. It turns out, this isn't just one simple process. Instead, it's made up of different parts that work together. Researchers decided to dig deeper. They used a special task and a new model...

People often pick between things that have many different features. This could be anything from choosing a place to live to deciding on a movie to watch. But how well do we understand the thinking that goes into these choices? This is what some researchers set out to explore. They came up with a way to measure how aware people are of their own decision-making proces...

How do kids and adults decide what's best? Do they just go with the crowd? Or do they think for themselves? It turns out, the answer depends on age. Kids aged 3 to 5 from the US and Canada, along with adults from the US, were asked to pick between two boxes. Each box had a group of people saying it was the better choice. The twist? Some groups had seen the...