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Cognitive science

The number 8 compared to the "spaghetti squiggles" seen by RFS.

Perception

Insight without sight

Published June 23, 2020

By studying an individual with a rare brain anomaly, Johns Hopkins researchers have found evidence that our minds can process images without us being aware of it

Wordplay whiz

Eight letters: Prolific puzzlemaker

Published Dec 12, 2019

Tom McCoy started mapping crosswords on graph paper during his senior year in high school. Now a third-year graduate student in cognitive science at Johns Hopkins, McCoy has had 33 puzzles published in The New York Times and is the mastermind behind the university's end-of-year crossword.

Illustration of a giraffe and ostrich

Cognitive science

Conceptualizing color

Published Fall 2019

Studies from Marina Bedny and Judy Kim suggest people born blind have a rich understanding of visual concepts that is not based solely on what they've been told / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Illustration of stress in the brain

Alzheimer's disease

Stressors linked to cognitive decline in women

Published Aug 6, 2019

'We can't get rid of stressors, but we might adjust the way we respond to stress,' Hopkins neuropsychologist Cynthia Munro says

Avocado cut in half

Brain science

Study: Atkins-style diet may improve cognition

Published July 9, 2019

Findings of small pilot study warrant further exploration of dietary impact on brain function, Hopkins researchers say

Neuroscience

Drug combo preserves cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer's

Published May 16, 2019

Drugs combination reduces brain damage and inflammation, slows the pace of cognitive decline

4 versions of the letter g

Cognitive Science

Thrown for a loop(tail)

Published Summer 2018

What letter of the alphabet can we read but not write? The answer's in the 'g'-tails / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Traditional Japanese-style illustration shows an octopus hunting shrimp

Brain science

Think tank

Published Summer 2018

Scientists write about what they'd most like the public to understand about the human brain / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Cognitive science

'G' whiz

Published May 15, 2018

Junior Kimberly Wong's cognitive science study about the lowercase looptail 'g' goes global

4 versions of the letter g

It's a 'g' thing

Which is a real letter?

Published April 3, 2018

Most people are unaware of the two versions of g, a finding researchers say suggests the important role writing plays in learning letters