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How is it that taking a break from a problem sometimes allows you to figure out the answer?

What makes people easily subscribe to pseudoscientific theories?

What is the current “accepted” science behind dream interpretation?

Any work being done on Perception, Action, and/or Cognition in Video games?

What stimulus features determine the psychophysical power law exponent?

Can creativity be taught?

Have the core CBT “Thinking Errors” been found to NOT be effective in evidence-based clinical practice?

What concepts of perception should designers be aware of when designing?

What is the support for a global personality factor?

Do animals that sleep during the day have a different sleep architecture than those who sleep at night?

Why do some days feel fast and others feel slow?

Why have historically most inventors been men?

Are there recent theories on physiognomy?

Do characters in a dream have their own separate thoughts or identity?

Does data support Domhoff's neurocognitive theory of dreams?

What is a reliable physiological measure (e.g., serotonin levels) of positive affect?

Why do we become bored of stimuli after multiple exposures to it?

Is there a cognitive bias for ascribing agency to inanimate objects?

What part of the brain locks up when a man is in the presence of an extremely attractive female?

Is the split-brain, dual consciousness experiment from Rhawn Joseph valid?

Why some people do not perform well with ambiguity and uncertainty?

Is there a “foreplay” equivalent, priming activity for thinking or conversation?

Studies on visually recognizable personality traits?

What happens in your brain when a concept “clicks”?

Does the brain have a 'debugging mode'?

What causes emotions?

Are there any studies on links between clothing style and personality?

Can a person be brilliant even though slow at resolving problems?

What personality traits correlate with estrogen? [closed]

Overcoming the effect of Limerence? [closed]