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    Klebert L. Hall: The study doesn't actually show that, at all. What it shows is that people can respond emotionally to very short stimuli. This is only tangentially... more »
    comics0026: Politicians are going to snap this stuff up. more »
    Sunshineyness: It always cracks me up when I hear anyone tell me "Oh ads don't work! They never make me want to buy their stuff." It's usually when I roll my eyes an... more »
    Xsuit: That's kind of surprising cause when I see ads like the one's apple has become known for it makes me want one of their products less. more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: This isn't that surprising. The amygdala is wired to pick up threat and trigger an emotional response long before we're consciously able to control i... more »
    Perhaps Not: BaGd newLs foEr advertiserNs oNr greaBt newEs foCr advertiserKs, dependinSg oUn hoCw yoKu looSk at it. more »
    Scamper Robinson: Bad news for advertisers? You say this as if they don’t already know that negativity sells products. They’ve known if for a long time now, and I w... more »
    Hamslicer: hmmm, one of the ladies on the cover of the book is horizontal... hmmm. more »
    Hamslicer: Carl Rove and republicans know this strategy very well! more »
    SuperTuna: I'd link the Super-liminal message from the Simpsons but I can't at work :( "Yvan eht nioj!" more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Snuggle Bear eats babies. Snuggle Bear eats babies. Snuggle Bear eats babies. Snuggle Bear eats babies. more »
    BadUncle: leading advertising executives across the world to celebrate.... As an advertising executive, I can't say most of us have even gotten the news, much l... more »
    Hit Bull Win Steak: Tyler Durden approves more »
    Brine: So what's in the ice? I can't see anything. more »
    Belabras: Know what's brilliant about that photo? The 'VODKA' reflected in the ice cube. more »
    Belabras: My hands look wrong. I think they would be more familiar if they had 6 fingers. more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: If advertising didn't work, big corporations wouldn't spend trillions of dollars on it. more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: I HAVE A HANKERING FOR A BACONATOR more »
    NerD: Blattella: Does anyone know what those images at the beginning mean? Abrams said in the panel last year they were important to the show. more »
  • #madpsychology

    Subliminal Messaging Works Best When the Message is Negative

    Bad news for advertisers hoping to sell products to consumers' subconscious: a new study finds subliminal messaging works best not with images of happiness or consumer satisfaction, but when the message leaves the viewer feeling anxious or threatened. More »
  • #madscience

    You Are Being Programmed By Subliminal Messages

    New tests show that subliminal messages really do have an impact in what decisions you make, leading advertising executives across the world to celebrate, and the rest of us to get more paranoid than usual. More »