Reversing a historical association between CHD and brain abscess: fact or artefact?

Source: Julian Wills & Jay Van Bavel—New York University
One of the core constructs in social psychology is the notion of an attitude toward an object or person. Traditionally, psychologists measured attitudes by simply asking people to self-report their beliefs, opinions, or feelings. This approach has limitations, however, when measuring socially sensitive attitudes, like racial prejudice, because people are often motivated to self-report unprejudiced, egalitarian beliefs (despite...

Reading in color is a new method for training letter-color associations that are typically found only in grapheme-color synesthetes. It involves an implicit form of training that has potential for long-term associative training methods because the training is a byproduct of reading and any text can be...

To improve the drainage of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis complicated with peripancreatic abscess and reduce the mortality of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis, we adopted a retroperitoneal approach for peripancreatic abscess debridement and drainage by...

The Historical Cost Principle is a fundamental accounting concept that requires businesses to record assets at their original purchase price. This principle ensures that the value of assets is based on actual transactions, making financial records objective and verifiable. Since documents like invoices or contracts support the recorded cost, they provide a clear and consistent basis for maintaining accounts over time.This principle is especially important for creating reliable and stable...

This study delineates a novel approach for the establishment of human monocyte-derived microglia-like (iMG) cells that enable the indirect assessment of brain inflammation. This presents a cellular model that may be beneficial to research focusing on potential inflammation of the brain and associated neuropsychiatric...

Association areas are regions of the cerebral cortex that do not have a specific sensory or motor function. Instead, they integrate and interpret information from various sources to enable higher cognitive processes such as memory, learning, and decision-making. Some key association areas include the following:
Prefrontal Association Area: This area is located in the frontal lobe and is involved in planning, decision-making, and moderating social behavior. It connects with primary motor areas,...