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Stimulating the brain makes exercising the legs feel easier

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From the University of Kent media release: Research led by the University of Kent shows stimulation of the brain impacts on endurance exercise performance by decreasing perception of effort. The study examined the effect of… 

Does your mind jump around, stay on task or get stuck?

From the University of California – Berkeley media release: During downtime, some of us daydream while others might focus on a to-do list, or get stuck in a negative loop. Psychology has traditionally defined all these thought… 

Brain scans of children with Tourette’s offer clues to disorder

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From the Washington University in St. Louis media release: Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette’s syndrome that appear markedly different from… 

Modeling shifting beliefs in a complex social environment

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From the American Association for the Advancement of Science media release: A new model is allowing scientists to explore how changing an individual’s certainty in the belief on the truth of one statement leads to changes… 

Online social media use does not impair our ability to concentrate

From the Inderscience Publishers media release: Using online social media does not lead to long-term problems with our ability to concentrate, according to new research published in the International Journal Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments. We… 

Metaphors bias perceptions of scientific discovery

From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology media release: Whether ideas are “like a light bulb” or come forth as “nurtured seeds,” how we describe discovery shapes people’s perceptions of both inventions and inventors. Notably,…