From the Rutgers University press release by Robin Lally via MedicalXpress: It’s not unusual for cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy to complain about not being able to think clearly, connect thoughts or concentrate on…
From the BYU press release: The idea that boys are better at math and in competitions has persisted for a long time, and now we know why: Nobody bothered to schedule the rematch. Most school…
From the University of Arizona press release via EurekAlert!: For older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities, it might be time to log on to Facebook. Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at Baycrest Health Sciences’ Rotman Research Institute (RRI) and the University of Toronto’s Psychology Department have found compelling evidence that older adults can…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not…
From the Indiana University press release: Using a grown-up version of the rock-paper-scissors game, Indiana University cognitive scientists offer a new theory of the group dynamics that arise in situations as varied as cycles of…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release via AlphaGalileo: The reason why some people are worse at learning than others has been revealed by a research team from Berlin, Bochum, and Leipzig, operating within the framework of…
From the Zoological Society of London press release via EurekAlert!: A study, published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that just like humans love getting stuck into a crossword, chimpanzees get the…
From the University of Porto press release via MedicalXpress: A group of Portuguese researchers from IBMC and FMUP at the University of Porto has found the reason why patients with chronic pain often suffer from…
From the Springer press release: Are we intellectually lazy? Yes we are, but we do know when we take the easy way out, according to a new study by Wim De Neys and colleagues, from…