How does the brain know whether our actions actually make a difference?
Trying to reach an actual person when calling customer support, you find yourself wondering -- do my actions actually make a difference?
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 14, 2022
Why do people get their best ideas in the shower?
The benefits of taking a shower might be more than skin deep - and there's a reason why many people get their best ideas daydreaming there.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 13, 2022
Loneliness linked to memory decline, study says
Scientists report certain people who feel lonely over a sustained period of time may experience elevated decline in verbal memory skills.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
Beverage-makers innovate with new products to boost brain power
Among the trends in functional beverages are products that provide an edge in managing stress and support better focus and cognition.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 1, 2022
Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20
Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills in young people as well.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 28, 2022
Physical fitness linked to substantially lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
One finding of this study is that as people’s fitness improved, their risk of Alzheimer’s disease decreased—it was not all-or-nothing.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 27, 2022
Simple memory test could signal Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms show
A simple memory test could pick up the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease well before symptoms start to show, scientists say.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 26, 2022
Children may instinctively know how to do division even before hitting the books, study finds
A large body of research suggests that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 24, 2022
A voice inside my head: The incredible impact headphones have on listeners
Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 20, 2022
What happens to the brains of astronauts during long-term space missions?
As human exploration of space reaches new horizons, understanding the effects of spaceflight on human brains is crucial.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 18, 2022
Exercise can help adults retain their memories, study shows
Episodic memory is the kind that deals with events that happened to you in the past. It’s also one of the first to decline with age.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 16, 2022
Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone
Dogs can recognize their owner by voice alone, and they make use of some of the same voice properties as humans do.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 14, 2022
"Math neurons" identified in the human brain
The findings indicate that some of the neurons detected are active exclusively during additions, while others are active during subtractions
Joseph Shavit
Feb 12, 2022
Older people in good shape have fitter brains
Men and women who had maintained or increased their physical fitness during the study had better brain health.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 7, 2022
Ever tried to say one word but said another by mistake? New study shows why
The precise role of each subregion in the brain in real-time speech feedback has until now remained unclear.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 3, 2022
Growth charts for the brain help to understand mental illness as we age
The researchers provide a growth chart to assess brain development and aging, not only for children, but across the lifespan from 2 to 100.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 26, 2022
Is streaming video the key to developing scientific literacy for students?
The study finds video can clearly boost academic performance and in a form students wish to use and appreciate.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2022
When it comes to visual memory, size matters
Research shows for the first time that in natural vision, visual memory of images is affected by the size of the image on the retina.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2022
Improving reading skills through action video games
An Italian-Swiss team demonstrates children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2022
The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep
While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to protect sleep with the need to wake up.
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