In the classic film "12 Angry Men," Henry Fonda's character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed himself to fall sway to the social dynamics of that jury?
Jan 22, 2012
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A new UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet ...
Apr 24, 2022
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Whether you decided to engage in social distancing in the early stages of COVID-19 depended on how much information your working memory could hold.
Jul 11, 2020
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Your cognitive capacity is significantly reduced when your smartphone is within reach—even if it's off. That's the takeaway finding from a new study from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jun 26, 2017
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Does your mind wander when performing monotonous, repetitive tasks? Of course! But daydreaming involves more than just beating back boredom. In fact, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Feb 23, 2015
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There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.
May 1, 2013
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Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals.
Aug 16, 2012
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Perhaps succumbing to fraudsters or facing mounting bills, older Americans begin losing wealth in the years preceding a definitive dementia diagnosis, new research shows.
Sep 18, 2023
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When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists reaped a 226% increase ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Lockdown and other restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have had unseen negative effects on the cognitive capacity and mental health of the population. A study led by the UOC's research group Open Evidence, ...
Mar 8, 2021
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