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Delving Deep into Human Emotion by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As we move farther away from rational /emotional dualism–a tough habit to break–psychobiological research is increasingly focusing on the development and role of e ... Read on »

The Words You Choose in an Argument Can Literally Break Your Heart by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In the middle of a fight with your significant other, word choice is usually not foremost on your mind. But it should be, particularly if you’re a man, according to a ne ... Read on »

Thinking You’re in Control Can Lead to an Impulsive Demise by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine For six months you’ve worked really hard to stick to a diet, and it’s paying off. Not only have you lost weight, but now more than ever you’re better able t ... Read on »

The Dynamics of Human Tribes by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine At TEDxUSC, business professor David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form — in schools, workplaces, even the driver’s license bure ... Read on »

Is the First Spot Always Best in a Preference Test? by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Does someone interviewing for a job stand a better chance of getting the position if she’s first on the list of interviewees, last, or somewhere in-between? Does someon ... Read on »

What Would You Do? by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ABC News in the U.S. occasionally runs a TV show called “What Would You Do?” that puts people in difficult situations to see how they’ll react. The host, Jo ... Read on »

Just How ‘Blind’ Are You When Talking on a Cell Phone? by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Everyday in the news we see stories decrying the use of cell phones while driving. Research reports aplenty have been released estimating the percentage of one’s attent ... Read on »

Neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe Discusses How We Read Each Other’s Minds by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine We know that we can sense the thoughts and feelings of others, but how do we do it? From the TED 2009 Global Conference, Rebecca Saxe, professor of cognitive neuroscience at ... Read on »

When the Powerful Feel Incompetent, the Rest of Us Feel Their Wrath by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine You’re sitting at your desk when the phone rings. It’s your boss and he wants to see you in his office. You’re not sure why – nothing in particular co ... Read on »

R. D. Laing on Psychophobia and the Politics of Psychology by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Below is a tremendous clip from a longer video called Did You Used To Be R. D. Laing? in which the ever provocative psychologist discusses a condition he describes as &ldquo ... Read on »

Once You Start Trusting a Source, Beware the Trust Trap by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine If you follow a news commentator closely, reading everything he or she writes in whatever venue it appears, you may unknowingly be in a trust trap. Studies have shown that on ... Read on »

Does a Sweet Tooth in Youth Really Make for a Dangerous Adult? by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Every time you see news about a study claiming that “kids who [fill in blank with behavior X] are likely to develop [fill in blank with psychological malady Y] later in ... Read on »

Author Ray Kurzweil on the Web Within Us by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Futurist Ray Kurzweil, author of The Age of Spiritual Machines and The Singularity is Near, visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book “The ... Read on »

Got Pain? Take Two Photos of Your Loved One and Call Me in the Morning by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Before our first son was born, my wife and I took labor preparation classes at the hospital. The instructor suggested that when the big day arrived, husbands (or partners) sh ... Read on »

If You Want to Catch a Liar, Make Him Draw by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A man accused of a crime is brought into a police interrogation room and sits down at an empty table. There’s no polygraph equipment in sight, and the typical two-cop q ... Read on »

When it Comes to Trusting Authority, Moral Conviction and Religiosity Part Ways by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine One of the consistent elements in political discussions is the influence of religious belief on attitudes toward government. And typically it’s assumed that a high degre ... Read on »

Never Underestimate the Power of Conformity by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Apologies for the radio silence – I’m traveling this week and net time has been limited. For now, take a look at the video below made by a social psychology stude ... Read on »

The Closer You Are, the More I Believe You by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Let’s say that you’re watching a taped television show in which someone is being interviewed about an alleged theft she may or may not have committed. She offers a ... Read on »

If You’re Feeling Warm and Fuzzy, It Might Just be the Coffee by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine If you have a falling out with someone and they start ignoring you, they’re “giving you the cold shoulder.” If you feel emotionally close to someone, you ha ... Read on »

Warning: Self Delusion Can be Painful by David DiSalvo Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Self delusion is a remarkably powerful thing. It’s capable, for instance, of enabling total blindness to basic tenets of physical reality. At the same time, it’s ... Read on »

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