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Joseph Shavit
May 6, 2022
This is how your brain focuses and learns new tasks
Neuroscientists have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes.
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Joshua Shavit
Apr 19, 2022
How to reduce loneliness: Meaningful activities can improve health, well-being
Free time is sometimes idealized, but research shows free time can sometimes be unhealthy by increasing loneliness.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022
Physical activity may protect your brain as you age
New research from UGA shows every extra step counts when it comes to protecting the brain from the harmful effects of aging.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2021
Taking it easy as you get older is a bad idea according to Harvard researchers
Humans, who evolved to live many decades after they stopped reproducing, also evolved to be relatively active in their later years.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 3, 2021
Goldilocks Day Calculator helps parents manage their child's activity levels
When it comes to children’s time – school time, exercise, downtime, and sleep – generic guidelines can only do so much.
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