SNARC, SCARC, SMARC and SPARC. Are there non-spatial magnitudes?In this commentary I muse about the currently exploding literature on associations between the left and right side of space and magnitudes which, on a phenomenal level, do not have any ...
Abstract. The causal role of a unidirectional orthography in shaping speakers’ mental representations of time seems to be well established by many psychological experiments. However, the question of whether ...
Abstract. In Western cultures where people read and write from left to right, time is represented along a spatial continuum that goes from left to right (past to future), known as the mental timeline (MTL). In ...
Abstract. The physical spaces we inhabit have a profound impact on psychological functioning. People generally experience positive outcomes in spaces that support important identities and negative outcomes in spaces that threaten those ...
Sixteen years after the second Europe-wide astronaut selection campaign, the European Space Agency started the third campaign by putting out a call for new astronauts in 2008. Due to extreme environmental conditions, expensive scientific experiments, and ...