Luck or merit? Not all inequality is equally acceptable.
Do you think it’s fair that some people are better off financially than others? Does it perhaps matter whether that earnings stems from a lottery win or from hard work? These are the kinds of…
Healthy aging: Training the mind and emotional skills helps keep the brain healthy
Education, intellectually stimulating work, and an active lifestyle help preserve cognitive abilities in adults over 65, leading to more effective verbal expression and stronger cognitive performance. But there is another important factor: emotions. The way…
Healthy aging: Training the mind and emotional skills helps keep the brain healthy
Education, intellectually stimulating work, and an active lifestyle help preserve cognitive abilities in adults over 65, leading to more effective verbal expression and stronger cognitive performance. But there is another important factor: emotions. The way…
Social brain research offers new insights into how strangers become friends
What happens in the brain when two people engage in joint creative activity and build a new relationship with one another in the process? ETH cognitive scientist, Ryssa Moffat investigated this question. She is a…
More screen time since childhood associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence
In a recent Finnish study, more screen time since childhood was associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence. According to one of the researchers, we should not regard screen time solely as harmful. The most…
AI for homework: The more children’s peers use AI, the more parents would be willing to pay for a subscription
Many parents have mixed feelings about the unrestricted use of artificial intelligence (AI) for schoolwork. They are concerned about the potential impact on their child’s ability to learn but also don’t want them to be…
“We should not forget how much we have in common”
Social cohesion is the glue that holds society together. Now the bonds are breaking, and polarization has been growing for years. Educational programmes aimed at strengthening social cohesion by promoting greater tolerance very often focus…
Persistent money struggles linked to faster brain ageing
Persistent financial hardship accelerates age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers. The study, published in Innovation in Aging, looked at data from 2,759 people in the UK who…
Scientists discovered the brain doesn’t make decisions the way we thought
From the University of Illinois media release: Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign have uncovered evidence that could reshape how researchers think about both the brain and artificial intelligence. Their findings suggest that…
Study suggests listening to vocal music boosts recovery of language functions after stroke
From the University of Helsinki press release: Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon have so far…