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·June 21, 2018·4 min read

One Year of School Comes with An IQ Bump

A new meta analysis study reveals a year of schooling not only boosts a person's knowledge, it is also associated with a noticeable increase in IQ.

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·June 20, 2018·1 min read

Forgetting May Help Improve Memory and Learning

According to researchers, there is some benefit to forgetting information. A new study report forgetting information plays a positive role in learning and can improve long term memory retention.

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·May 29, 2018·3 min read

Social Pursuits Linked with Increased Life Satisfaction

Increasing social activity is linked to greater life satisfaction in the long term, a new study reports.

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·May 7, 2018·3 min read

Women’s Preference for Masculine Faces Not Linked to Hormones

A new study refutes popular assumption that hormone levels in women alter perceptions of male attractiveness. The study reveals hormone levels do not influence the type of men women find attractive.

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·April 24, 2018·3 min read

Imagining a Positive Outcome Biases Subsequent Memories

Emotional content matters when it comes to episodic memories, researchers report. Imagining a positive event biases recall to positive details.

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·April 14, 2018·4 min read

Lingering Negative Responses to Stress Linked with Health a Decade Later

Lingering negative emotional responses to stress can have implications for physical health later in life, a new study reveals.

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·April 12, 2018·4 min read

Imagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds Later

A new study reveals imagining visual stimuli can alter our perception of where auditory stimuli may be coming from.

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·October 10, 2017·3 min read

Children With ADHD Likely to Have Touch Processing Abnormalities

A new study in Journal of Neurophysiology reveals children with ADHD perform worse on tests of tactile functioning than those without the disorder.

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·October 5, 2017·5 min read

Appetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast Forward

Researchers reveal people perceive positive images to fade more smoothly than negative or neutral images. The study compliments previous findings that emotional states and environment can affect how we perceive time.

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·September 12, 2017·4 min read

Eye Movements Reveal Temporal Expectation Deficits in ADHD

An eye tracking technique that measures small involuntary eye movements may provide a new method for monitoring temporal expectations in people with ADHD, a new study reports.

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·August 22, 2017·4 min read

Like Adults, Children Show Bias in Attributing Mental States to Others

A new study reveals an early origin for certain social phenomena, including dehumanizing and bias between social groups.

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·August 14, 2017·5 min read

Cognitive Abilities Seem to Reinforce Each Other in Adolescence

A new study reports cognitive abilities mutually assist each other during development. This results in improved cognitive skills and general intelligence over time.