In the high-tech world of business, the message is now quicker than the eye. From rapidly flashing slogans on a computer screen to surreptitious exhortations hidden in background music, packages are ...

We don’t ever see Pazuzu, the demonic presence that possesses Regan in 'The Exorcist’, right? He’s content to use the youngster like a puppet, spinning her head, spewing up her guts and doing mean ...

Two recent studies on subliminal messages have found that subconscious visual cues can improve athletic performance and reduce negative age stereotypes of physical ability. The latest research shows ...

Blink and you'll miss them — or at least you think you will. But researchers have found that not only are subliminal messages capable of getting through to an audience, but that the more negative the ...

Subliminal advertising first made its modern debut in a 1957 advertisement, during which a brief message flashed, telling viewers to eat popcorn and drink Coca-Cola. Since that time, subliminal ...

Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, "rally 'round the flag" is a venerable expression of this phenomenon. It ...

One of the strangest yet most well-known court cases blaming a band for a fan’s suicide concluded 25 years ago, on Aug. 24, 1990. On trial was the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, who released ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of an article in Advertising Age magazine in which a marketing consultant named James Vicary admitted to perpetrating one of the great hoaxes in psychological ...

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill recalled how their 1990 trial over alleged subliminal messaging had put the band in doubt over its own innocence. The metal icons were summoned to court in the aftermath ...

Jerusalem, Dec. 27, 2007 – Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, “rally ‘round the flag” is a venerable ...