From the University of Pennsylvania press release via MedicalXpress: The brain’s prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories…
From the University of Nottingham press release via MedicalXpress: The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A…
From the Goldsmiths, University of London press release via MedicalXpress: Some people do not learn from their mistakes because of the way their brain works, according to research led by an academic at Goldsmiths, University…
From the Biomed press release via ScienceDaily: Adding movement to mental rehearsal can improve performance, finds a study in BioMed Central’s open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions. For high jumpers the study shows that…
From the University of Exeter press release via ScienceDaily: New research shows that people can recover from poor performance when rivals comment on their failures. The research, to be published in the Journal of Experimental…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Adding a new member to a working group can create distrust between members and hinder group functions, but a new study suggests that the distrust…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flashcards! Some of the most popular study strategies — such as highlighting and even rereading — don’t…
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: Fire the coach? Not so fast says a new study of elite college football teams. Professors from the University of Colorado and Loyola University Chicago studied what…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: In many areas of our everyday lives, goals are the norm. That not all of them are effective, however, is something which anyone who has seen their New Year resolutions…
From the McLean Hospital press release via HealthCanal: Previous research has shown that cognitive performance is associated with regular exercise among children and elderly, and now researchers at Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital have shown…