Health
Short-term exercise equals big-time brain boost
A 10-minute, one-time burst of exercise can measurably boost your brain power, at least temporarily, researchers at Western University in London, Canada, have found.
Dec 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No sway! Arithmetic + anxiety = a stiffer posture
Anxiously solving sums under pressure reduces the amount you sway, a new study supported by Brunel University London suggests.
Dec 5, 2017
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Health
Uncovering how dabbing cannabis can impair driving ability
Researchers studying how an intense cannabis consumption method could impair driving ability have turned to a simple device that many people have lying around their homes.
Nov 30, 2017
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Neuroscience
Novel technology ties brain circuits to alertness
Stanford University investigators have for the first time tied several brain circuits to alertness.
Nov 2, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People will desire something even more if you increase their focus on it
The relationship between desire and attention was long thought to only work in one direction: When a person desires something, they focus their attention on it.
Oct 25, 2017
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Health
Texting smarts for adults and kids
(HealthDay)—Texting is a quick and easy way to communicate, but it can be a dangerous distraction when you're also doing anything else. Young or old, the human brain simply can't give full attention to several tasks at ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Children with ADHD likely to have touch-processing abnormalities
Children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) are likely to also have trouble with touch (tactile) processing. A new study finds that children with ADHD fare worse on several tests of tactile functioning, including ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Neuroscience
Gaze direction affects sensitivity to sounds
Listening to something while looking in a different direction can slow down reaction times while the brain works harder to suppress distractions, finds a new UCL study.
Jul 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research suggests wearing a police uniform changes the way the brain processes info
New research from a team of cognitive neuroscientists at McMaster University suggests that simply putting on a uniform, similar to one the police might wear, automatically affects how we perceive others, creating a bias towards ...
Feb 10, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sign language users have better reaction times and peripheral vision
People who use British Sign Language (BSL) have better reaction times in their peripheral vision, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.
Feb 6, 2017
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