Scanning the brains of elderly people and college students while performing braking and acceleration simulations, researchers in Japan have found that older participants have longer reaction times, slower decision times, ...
Sep 14, 2022
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In everyday working life, people are often interrupted in their tasks. After the phone has rung, for example, it is difficult to concentrate on the original task again. The selection of working memory content is impaired ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Goldfish may have short memories but, according to an Israeli university study, they might be able to drive.
Jan 12, 2022
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Few studies have explored the effect of psychological stressors on behavior, and neurogenesis, in the context of depression. With the elucidation of a vicarious social defeat stress mouse model, scientists from Japan have ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London has provided new insights into why people often make unrealistic plans that are doomed to fail.
Feb 20, 2020
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The use of prescription stimulants by those without medically diagnosed conditions marks a growing trend among young adults—particularly college students seeking a brain boost. But according to a study led by the University ...
Aug 9, 2019
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Have you ever wondered why we crave the very foods that we try to avoid when dieting? Or wish there was a way to turn off the craving?
Jan 24, 2019
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Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the University at Buffalo's Panayotis (Peter) Thanos, Ph.D.
Aug 8, 2018
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An anti-inflammatory drug may have the potential to stall the damaging effects of alcohol on the fetal brain, a new study suggests.
Nov 14, 2017
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Neuropsychologists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity ...
Sep 29, 2017
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