Category Archives: Scientific Literature

Preregistration of studies: A methodological stratagem to counter academic fraud

Preregistration is the practice of publishing the methodology of experiments before they begin. This strategy reduces problems stemming from publication bias and selective reporting of results. See for example:

A exemplary list of currently preregistered studies can …

The neurochemistry of altruism


A cognitive neuroscience perspective on the interpersonal dimension of psilocybin

Abstract

Psilocybin (O-phosphoryl-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is an indole alkaloid  which is present in more than 150 fungi species, some of which are endemic to the UK (e.g., Psilocybe semilanceata). …

Psychology Meta Search Tool (v1.0.2)

Below you can find a custom-made “meta-search-tool” I programmed (coded in ActionScript2) which facilitates to effectively search the web for psychology and neuroscience related information.
You can freely download the program as a zipped executable:
https://christopher-germann.de/tools/meta_search_tool_v1.2.zip

Citation File Format (*.cff)

Bayesian parameter estimation supersedes t-test


The Bayesian inferential approach provides rich information about the estimated distribution of several parameters of interest, i.e., it provides the distribution of the estimates of μ and σ of both experimental conditions and the associated effect sizes. Specifically, the method …