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Watching Julia Child in color or black and white could influence how appetizing the food looks to some audience members. AP Photo

September 10, 2024

How we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters

Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University

Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.

Teachers want to connect with students in ways that help them learn. Government of Prince Edward Island

August 14, 2023

The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth

Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University and Jason Chow, Vanderbilt University

The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.

Some people are inherently better at tasks like reading X-rays. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

June 30, 2022

People vary a lot in how well they recognize, match or categorize the things they see – researchers attribute this skill to an ability they call ‘o’

Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University and Jason Chow, Vanderbilt University

To achieve perceptual expertise, you may need more than smarts and hard work. Research suggests there’s a general ability that may help you succeed in jobs that depend on perceptual decisions.

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