In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.
Jul 23, 2012
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It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it. But according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers get overwhelmed while juggling ...
May 16, 2012
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One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) is tremors. This involuntary movement disorder reduces quality of life by interrupting patients' activities such as writing and eating. Neurologists routinely measure tremors ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Psychology researchers who have hypothesized that we classify scenery by following some order of cognitive priorities may have been overlooking something simpler. New evidence suggests that the fastest categorizations our ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore VA Medical Center have launched a study of exercise and computerized memory training to see if those activities may help people with Parkinson's ...
Dec 12, 2011
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(Medical Xpress)—The early onset of Alzheimer's disease could be detected using a simple online test, according to scientists from the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland (UQ).
Jan 8, 2013
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Scientists at the University of Essex have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone.
Feb 5, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—As the flu season approaches, public health officials will be campaigning to get people vaccinated, and each of us will have to decide whether to take their advice or not. How will we make those decisions?
Sep 12, 2012
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A new study on meta reinforcement learning algorithms helps us understand how the human brain learns to adapt to complexity and uncertainty when learning and making decisions. A research team, led by Professor Sang Wan Lee ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Depression can manifest itself in many different ways, one of which is cognitively. Impaired attention, memory, concentration, and decision-making are all signs that may be present in someone who is depressed.
Mar 19, 2020
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