Research
Instagram research series Posts
Split into various “research series” with a distinct theme, these posts found on our Instagram page, aim to provide interesting neuroscience and psychology content through digestible graphics. The topics covered in these posts vary greatly; our current research series includes...
BrainGain
Helps you gain knowledge on important neuroscience or psychology-related concepts in a concise and fun manner.
Neuro X
Discusses the connection between neuroscience and other fields such as marketing, math, dance, and more.
Neuro In Action
Makes neuroscience and psychology info useful to your real-life through providing reasonings and applicable tips.
NeuroNews
Summaries of recent neuroscience and psychology news to keep you updated on all the current info.
Neurologist's Clinic
Intro to certain neurological disorders. Note: We are not neurologists and therefore do not have the ability to diagnose disorders!
Neuro
Revolution
Discusses ground-breaking neuroscience and psychology case studies, patient cases, and experiments, and their significance and criticisms.
Neuro Rec Centre
Highlights neuroscience or psychology-related books, documentaries etc., and discusses why they're worth your time.
Psychologist's Clinic
Intro to certain psychological disorders. Note: We are not psychologists and therefore do not have the ability to diagnose disorders!
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Notable
Neuro-ist
Puts a spotlight on famous neuroscientists and psychologists, including their accomplishments, experiments, famous quotes, and more.
Career
Nerveway
Rundowns of careers in neuroscience and psychology, what they do, how to get there, stats, important contributers to the field, and more.
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Primary research projects
Our researchers conducted their own psychology based experiments. Read about their research and findings below!
PROJECT 03
Empathetic Response
Empathetic responses can be interpreted through both auditory and visual means, but which is more important? Previous research primarily measures empathetic response through tactile means, considering both auditory and visual means as more of a secondary factor rather than a primary one. Our team used data from a chosen group of audio and video clips to incite primary emotions felt in the limbic system, specifically the amygdala because emotions are held here and allow us to create empathetic responses. We placed people into randomized groups and had them observe three different stimuli to trigger their amygdala: one with only audio, one with only video, and one with both audio and video. We found that auditory responses were stronger than visual responses and thus our experiment aligned with the James Lange Theory of Empathetic Responses, which states that emotional feelings are based on observing what we find doing and the sensory feedback we receive from the activity of our muscles.
PROJECT 04
Colour and Memory
First introduced in the 19th century and later expanded upon, the Theory of Colors explored the question of whether or not colors can evoke certain emotions. Research has suggested that colors with longer wavelengths are likely to produce warmer and more intense emotions than colors with shorter wavelengths. This study aimed to investigate the effect of colored text on cognitive processes such as memory and recall. A team of researchers from Neurogram hypothesized that participants who are asked to remember details from text highlighted in warmer colors will have better retention than those who are asked to remember details from text highlighted in blue. However, it was predicted that the blue color would still be advantageous over the control. To test this hypothesis, the researchers collected data through surveys by asking 20 participants to recall details from a story by memory. The story remained the same among the surveys but varied in text color. The accuracy of the responses was analyzed and a statistical ANOVA test was conducted. The analysis states the hypothesis to be null with no statistical significance among the results and no significant difference between colors. Such findings imply that there may not be a relationship between color and memory.
PROJECT 02
Behavioral Compliance
Neurogram conducted a primary research project to investigate the correlation between an individual’s level of stress and their willingness to comply with a behavioral request, specifically complying to the rule of wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. To find this correlation, we first surveyed participants to calculate their Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score and asked them to answer a series of COVID based behavioral compliance questions. Want to know what we found? Read the full article to find out!
PROJECT 01
Media Stigma on Mental Health Disorders
Research was conducted to test the hypothesis that the negative portrayal of mental illness in the media increases the stigma towards mental illness among the public. To test this hypothesis, Neurogram’s research team sent out an anonymous Google Form survey that received responses from 89 participants among various demographics. Analysis of the responses did not end up confirming the research team’s hypothesis, in fact several responders reported an opposite viewpoint than what was predicted. A majority of the participants who responded to the survey were indeed affected by news headlines and social media, yet they were able to find positives from what they saw online, thereby opposing what had been stated in the hypothesis. A majority of respondents did state that mental illness stigma is a significant problem in society. Such results show that there is much progress to be made in order to reduce mental illness stigma, yet they also provide optimism for heading in a more positive direction.
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Student research showcase
Neurogram hosted an event in which students could present their neuroscience or psychology research to other research enthusiasts. Check out their presentations below!
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