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Brain training can help older adults stay sharp for years
NBC: A brief course of brain exercises helped older adults hold on to improvements in reasoning skills and processing speed for 10 years after the course ended, according to results from the largest study ever
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Loss Attention in a Dual-Task Setting Eldad Yechiam and Guy Hochman Can losses actually make you perform better? The authors tested the hypothesis known as the loss-attention
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The Brain, in Exquisite Detail
The New York Times: ST. LOUIS — Deanna Barch talks fast, as if she doesn’t want to waste any time getting to the task at hand, which is substantial. She is one of the researchers
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In the Human Brain, Size Really Isn’t Everything
The New York Times: There are many things that make humans a unique species, but a couple stand out. One is our mind, the other our brain. The human mind can carry out cognitive tasks
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Breaking Bad Habits
Cross-cutting addiction research is leading to individualized treatments. It also may help identify people most at risk for relapse.
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What Your Brain Sees May Not Be What You See
National Geographic: According to research published in the journal Psychological Science, our brains pick up on images that we never consciously perceive. Volunteers were shown a series of black-and-white images while hooked up to an