psychology

Artificial intelligence and creativity. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Who is more creative in “branching thinking” tests—humans or large language models?

Scientific Reports examined the ability to generate ideas and originality, and the practical question is when the model expands creativity and when it reduces it.
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Breakthrough: fMRI brain training increased antibodies after hepatitis B vaccination

A study by Tel Aviv University, the Technion, and Ichilov in Nature Medicine found that positive anticipation that activates the VTA region of the reward system is associated with a stronger immune response in humans.
When to reveal and when to hide the truth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When do we choose not to know – and when do we seek a painful truth?

Researchers at Tel Aviv University propose a model that explains how information avoidance and painful information seeking serve the same need: emotional regulation in the face of uncertainty.
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People prefer human empathy – even when it comes to an AI response

New international study finds: People value empathy more when they believe it comes from a human – even if it’s an artificial intelligence response
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Empathic immunity

The ability to empathize with the suffering of others is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us protect ourselves.
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Fantasy Overdose: Daydreaming Could Be a Bigger Problem Than You Think

Prof. Nirit Sofer-Dudek from the Department of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has led the publication of a new paper calling for the recognition of "maladaptive daydreaming" as an official psychiatric disorder. The position paper outlines how the syndrome impairs daily functioning
Using CHATGPT for psychological help. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

How Chat-GPT is changing the face of emotional support

New research reveals how artificial intelligence can help mental health professionals, along with the benefits and challenges of using this advanced technology.
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New research: names may shape facial appearance over time

A new study led by researchers from the Hebrew University reveals that a person's name may affect the appearance of his face over time. The study found that adults' faces can be matched to their names with higher accuracy
Apple Vision glasses model 2024. Photo: Zvi Shahar, Copterdale

Reading while walking with smart glasses is more difficult compared to reading from a mobile phone

Our research shows that when walking, the smart glasses reduce the ability to perform both walking and reading texts, and this can also have an impact on the safety of the users," said Dr. Tal Krasovsky from the University of Haifa,
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ERC grant for research that will lead to the improvement of group functioning

The European Union grants 2 million euros to Prof. Ilanit Gordon from the Department of Psychology and the Multidisciplinary Center for Brain Research at Bar-Ilan University, for her research that deals with brain, physical and behavioral synchronization during group dynamics
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How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Morbid hypocrisy is not inherently bad, but an increased interest in learning about the dangers presented in conspiracy theories can reinforce beliefs that the world is a much more dangerous place than it actually is.
A war with iron swords Kibbutzim in the Gaza Strip Reim parking lot at the place where a mass party took place and about 260 young people were murdered Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO

How to deal with a routine of war and how to preserve the children's optimism?

The surprise and speed with which things happened, and the ignorance regarding the fate of many people, arouses tension and distress in all of us. Bar-Ilan University's mental support team offers several ways to help us deal with
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Post trauma in the Gaza Envelop

In 2009, a study day was held at Sapir College about the consequences of continuous exposure to the trauma of terrorism, among citizens in the settlements of Sderot and the Gaza Strip * The findings of Prof. Avi Baser from Sapir College, Prof. Beatrice
Tamar Stein. Credit - Uri Stein

The Hebrew University is a leader in entry-level ERC grants. Ten researchers will receive 17 million euros for five years 

The number of wins by male and female Hebrew researchers places the university in first place among universities in Israel in terms of success rate among applications, with an increase of 5.5% compared to last year and it has the highest number of winners

חולטה-השולל בהישולל בהישורים, the true reason for ליירירי הדיור ושיטה הגאוניט ההופקת את מעציעה השולל לעבדים מודריםים

Chapter nine from the book: "The Free Man - Evolutionary Psychology, Brain Research and Understanding the Mind"
Figure: Dotan Reis using DALEE 2

What you can learn from ChatGPT about being human

ChatGPT's success may require us to update our notions of what is "thought," what is "creativity," and what is "speech." Does ChatGPT think and talk like us, or is it an imitation of the real thing? What is
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Back to normal?

Is the routine good for us or maybe we are better off without it? And could it be that a new one that we haven't met yet is about to devour all the cards?
Moving. Image by FABIANNE SIBBIO from Pixabay

You will be surprised to find out how moving affects your mental health

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To expand the circles of technological innovation in Israel

How to expand the circles of technological innovation in Israel in the Corona era?
innovation management. Illustration: Pixabay Gerd Altmann

A model for implementing innovation management methods in business companies

Innovation management and analytical diagnosis - a multidimensional model for creating organizational innovation in companies
Cartoon showing US President Donald Trump reading fake news. Illustration: shutterstock

The instinct to agree with ourselves

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Are lucid dreams beneficial or harmful to mental health?

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What can be learned about the brain when we talk to ourselves

Secrets, oil on canvas, Karl Witkowski. Source: Wikimedia.

Why is it so hard to keep secrets?

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When sex and gender collide

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Are we all racist deep down?

Ivory seized from poachers in Garamba, Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight against illegal hunting in Africa is becoming more and more violent and is becoming a real war. The inspectors, who protect the wild animals, therefore often find themselves in dangerous situations and often their lives are in danger.

The traumatic war to save wildlife

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Social contact and anxiety among people with autism

Even when opinions differ, it is possible to behave with mutual respect. Image: pixabay.

What to do when the facts are not convincing?

Human evolution gives an advantage to pessimism. Photo: pixabay.

Why sadness defeats joy

A new study shows that brief and incidental exposure to a stimulus that creates a sensory sensation or evokes associations related to cold (such as a picture of a winter landscape) can improve performance in a cognitive control task. Source: pixabay.

Can a cold temperature or a winter image affect cognitive control?

A fun and beloved activity may replace expensive mental therapy or anti-depressants. Illustration: pixabay.com.

Depressed? Do what you like

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Curiosity is dangerous

A happy family. Photo: shutterstock

The scientific formula of happiness was discovered! and refuted

Speed ​​dating. Illustration: shutterstock

The evolution of Speed ​​Dating - two-way biomimicry

A family in the airport terminal in Dusseldorf Germany. Photo: shutterstock

Parental control / Daisy Johas

The effect of a film on viewers. Illustration: shutterstock

between imagination and reality

Dr. Shlomo Israel. Photo courtesy of him

High credit for good health

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The equation that predicts happiness

tips. Illustration: shutterstock

Health sciences - when does self-help really help? / Maya Shelwitz

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Why good thoughts block good thoughts from them / Miriam Bialich and Peter McLeod