Month: November 2019
Visual Cortex Study
Scientists are studying how color influences our ability to recognize moods. This group discovered that different genders recognize bright colors vs dark colors and how your cones and rods are different.
How Are Our Emotions Connected to Food?
This group discovered that sweet tasting foods like brownies bring the most euphoric responses from students as they are loaded with sugar which is rapidly processed in the brain.
Does Meditation Influence Sensory Receptors?
This group is measuring how remaining relaxed, calm, and discussed influences the brains ability to accurately determine different object textures.
Does our left and tight nostril determine the same smells?
The right nostril actually smells things that are “pleasurable to smell” where the left nostril is better at determining smells more accurately.
Does our tongue 👅 discriminate taste?
This group is breaking down the different receptor centers of our tongue and using various foods to isolate specific taste bud receptors.
Genetics Vs. Gender
What is a better indicator of taste bud accuracy-genetics or gender? This scientist determined that genetics more accurately determines our ability to distinguish between different types of food flavors.
Does Vision Discriminate Genders?
This group is testing the accuracy of our visual cortex. Which gender has more accurate vision?why?
Do girls and boys have the same taste buds?
We are determining which gender can most accurately determine sour vs. sweet?
How does color influence vision?
This group is recording the ability of students to accurately and rapidly read from varying colored words. How does color influence the brains ability to process information?