Neuroscience

Human cognition depends upon slow-firing neurons

Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of "mental sketch pad." In a new study, Yale School of Medicine researchers describe the molecular basis of this ability—the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why do we find it hard to keep track of days of the week?

Mondays really do make us blue, Fridays are the happiest day of the working week and 'dull' midweek days are easily muddled up  – and it's all due to how the artificial seven-day cycle we live by shapes the way we think, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Image of 'typical' welfare recipient linked with racial stereotypes

When thinking about a welfare recipient, people tend to imagine someone who is African American and who is lazier and less competent than someone who doesn't receive welfare benefits, according to new findings in Psychological ...

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