A closer look at the mechanism by which physical activity reduces anxiety.
New research looking at the gaze patterns of security experts suggests that they “see more” than normal observers.
Cathryn Denney looks back at her favourite posters from SfN 2010.
Cathryn Denner ponders a poster reporting Australian claims that Vitamin B3 can reduce skin cancer.
Given a difficult or dangerous task, or one in an environment not easily accessible to humans, we can usually find a robot or machine to do the job instead. Robotic surgery and space and underwater research are all examples of this. Likewise, if we lose a limb it can be replaced with a high tech…
How valuable is an iPad in the lab? And could it know when it was stolen? An F1000 poster takes a look.
Meditation and science may not be two things immediately associated with each other (except for when you’re taking deep breaths and thinking of your happy place after another failed experiment), but contemplative science is an emerging interdisciplinary approach to studying how cognitive and emotional processes are affected by contemplative experience. Erika Scilipoti, a cognitive scientist…
F1000 Posters continues to expand: guest post from Michael Markie, Associate Editor for F1000 Posters… It doesn’t seem that long ago since we were beating the drum about reaching our 1000th poster submission. Nevertheless, a mere four months on, F1000 Posters has doubled that feat in double quick time. Since our 1000th submission, we have…
The ability to pick up on the non-verbal emotional cues a person gives off is crucial in everyday life; knowing from the look on your boss’s face that today is just not the day to ask for that pay rise could save you an unwanted argument. This is a task that can be tricky at…
The 20th World Congress for Sexual Health took place in Glasgow last month. We’re pleased to be hosting posters from the conference. There are currently 19 posters available, covering a broad range of interests from how the “hidden observer” technique can overcome shyness in response to sexual questionnaires (especially among the erotophobic), to an holistic…
