Neuroscience
Study maps brain's ageing connections
Brain connections that play a key role in complex thinking skills show the poorest health with advancing age, new research suggests.
Dec 15, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cheap, fun ways kids can learn through play this holiday break
Children learn best through play, but they don't need expensive toys to do so.
Dec 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why the best problem-solvers think with their hands, as well as their heads
During a lab meeting, one of our PhD researchers recalls how her father would forbid her from using paper to help solve maths homework problems by writing them down. Another admits that she sometimes still uses her hands ...
Nov 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does sad music help with depression?
Depression and suicide are major concerns in the 21st century. The World Health Organisation estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, with the 15-29 age group particularly affected.
Oct 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Framing spatial tasks as social eliminates gender differences
Women underperform on spatial tests when they don't expect to do as well as men, but framing the tests as social tasks eliminates the gender gap in performance, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, ...
Oct 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
Mental stimulation limits the effect of Western diet on thinking skills
Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2016 have suggested that people with more education, a mentally challenging job and an active social life might be able to better withstand the decline in ...
Jul 25, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Occupational complexity linked to better cognitive performance after damage to the brain's white matter
Researchers in the US have presented findings indicating that individuals who have a history of complex occupations, involving work with other people, are better able to maintain memory and thinking skills in the presence ...
Jul 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
Alzheimer's gene may show effects on brain starting in childhood
A gene associated with Alzheimer's disease and recovery after brain injury may show its effects on the brain and thinking skills as early as childhood, according to a study published in the July 13, 2016, online issue of ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People who feel too specialised to transfer occupations may be at increased risk of suicide-related thinking, behavior
People who believe their occupational skills are non-transferable to other professions are potentially at an increased risk of suicide-related thinking and behaviour, a Macquarie University study has found. The study is the ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The art of the deal: Can game theory help parents?
Game theory, a branch of mathematics dealing with strategic thinking, has been applied to scenarios of war, business and biology. But parenting?
Apr 26, 2016
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