Psychology & Psychiatry
The six-minute training hack that can improve face recognition skills
Is that really you on your driver's license or passport photo?
Dec 17, 2021
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Neuroscience
Using mechanical tools improves our language skills
Our ability to understand the syntax of complex sentences is one of the most difficult language skills to acquire. In 2019, research had revealed a correlation between being particularly proficient in tool use and having ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How do we learn to learn? New research offers an education
Cognitive training designed to focus on what's important while ignoring distractions can enhance the brain's information processing, enabling the ability to "learn to learn," finds a new study on mice.
Nov 10, 2021
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Neuroscience
Action video games make players better learners of visual and memory tasks
Playing video games that are heavy on action can make you better at some new tasks. New research reveals that these games are helping by teaching players to be quicker learners.
Oct 26, 2021
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Genetics
Genes play key role in exercise outcomes: study
A new study has found that genes play a significant role in how our bodies respond to exercise and has identified a number of specific genes that influence the outcomes of different kinds of physical activity.
Oct 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Meditation training reduces long-term stress, according to hair analysis
Mental training that promotes skills such as mindfulness, gratitude or compassion reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair. This is what scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Health
A year of committed exercise in middle age reversed worrisome heart stiffness
A year of exercise training helped to preserve or increase the youthful elasticity of the heart muscle among people showing early signs of heart failure, a small study shows.
Sep 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
Old habit-controlling neurons may also help the brain learn new tricks
Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email. By habit, you perform this sequence almost unconsciously. But then, one day, you stumble upon a shortcut. It's ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Immunology
Study reveals how immune cells can be trained to fight infections
The body's immune cells naturally fight off viral and bacterial microbes and other invaders, but they can also be reprogrammed or "trained" to respond even more aggressively and potently to such threats, report UCLA scientists ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Medical research
Predictive model identifies patients for genetic testing
Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based on routine information in electronic health records (EHRs), a ...
Jun 3, 2021
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