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The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Unexplained Powers of the Human Mind

Most of us know it well--the almost physical sensation that we are the object of someone’s attention. Is the feeling all in our heads? What about related phenomena, such as telepathy and premonitions? Are they merely subjective beliefs?

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alexh, to cognition
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"From Attention to Distraction", a textbook formatted for the web with bookdown

http://psyc2016.whatanimalssee.com

About 30,000 words but each chapter is short, and many focus on visual demos.

The last chapters are a little rough. If anyone has comments, or ideas for making it more useful as an , lemme know! @cognition

alexh,
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@tomstafford @cognition thank you Tom! Yes I think I gradually worked out how to use bookdown well, just in time for it to be superseded(?) by Quarto books!

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@alexh @cognition
This is a fantastic resource, thanks!

BTW, chapter 5, the link to see the circled mountain-lion generates a not found message.

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Our Senses
Gateways to Consciousness

A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they don’t, and how they connect us to the world
Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world.

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Myth busted: Most students do not drink alcohol around prom, graduation, parties but nearly all think typical seniors do. Students who did drink alcohol tended to drink heavily, particularly during prom.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36495643

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alexh, to cognition
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"From Attention to Distraction", a textbook formatted for the web with bookdown
psyc2016.whatanimalssee.com

About 30,000 words but each chapter is short, and many focus on visual demos.

The last chapters are a little rough. If anyone has comments, or ideas for making it more useful as an , lemme know! @cognition

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