Health
YouTube found to be especially bad for teens' sleep
Many teens look at screens at bedtime, but some apps are more likely to keep them awake than others, leading to sleep problems.
Sep 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do Pokémon Go and augmented reality games offer real health benefits?
The combination of augmented reality technology, geocaching, and other novel techniques to create innovative active video games (AVGs) has potential personal and public health implications, as discussed in the Editorial "Pokémon ...
Aug 19, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Getting excited helps with performance anxiety more than trying to calm down, study finds
People who tell themselves to get excited rather than trying to relax can improve their performance during anxiety-inducing activities such as public speaking and math tests, according to a study published by the American ...
Dec 23, 2013
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Neuroscience
Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias
Vertebrates are predisposed to act to gain rewards, and to lay low to avoid punishment. Try to teach chickens to back away from food in order to obtain it, and you'll fail, as researchers did in 1986. But (some) humans are ...
May 7, 2013
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Researchers identify brain region activated by Pokemon characters
If your childhood involved countless hours spent capturing, training and battling Pokémon, there may be a wrinkle in your brain that is fond of images of Wobbuffet, Bulbasaur and Pikachu.
May 6, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Who benefits from brain training and why? Study shows 'near transfer' predicts 'far transfer'
If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus, say, in school or at work? Or, in the language of psychologists, ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study sheds new light on the impact of video gaming on the brain
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B by the teams of Dr. Gregory West (Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal) and Dr. Véronique Bohbot (Douglas Institute researcher and associate ...
May 19, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers use closed-loop feedback from the brain to improve attention abilities
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Princeton University has found a way to improve the attention span of volunteers in a study. In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the team describes how ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Doll play activates brain regions associated with empathy and social skills
A team of researchers from Cardiff University has used neuroscience for the first time to explore the impact doll play has on children.
Oct 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Playing 3-D video games can boost memory formation, study finds
Don't put that controller down just yet. Playing three-dimensional video games - besides being lots of fun - can boost the formation of memories, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists.
Dec 8, 2015
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