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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 23, 2023·5 min read

          Revisiting the Invisible Gorilla: Fast-Moving Unexpected Objects Capture Attention

          A study challenges the long-held belief that our ability to spot unexpected objects is compromised when focused on a separate task. The team showed that individuals are surprisingly good at noticing fast-moving objects entering their field of vision, even when concentrating elsewhere.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 20, 2023·4 min read

          Music for Study and Sleep: Surprising Discovery on How Music Boosts Focus and Relaxation

          Analyzing data from the popular music streaming service Spotify, researchers found the music we listen to while studying and the songs we prefer while falling asleep share more similarities than music in general.
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          ·April 3, 2023·4 min read

          A Handful of Blueberries a Day Could Help Improve Brain Function

          Adding a handful of blueberries to your daily diet can help reduce blood pressure, improve memory and cognitive function, and boost reaction times.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·February 15, 2023·3 min read

          Paying Attention to Faces May Be Linked With Psychopathology Levels and ‘Big Five’ Personality Traits

          Those who are more empathetic and those who score high on extraversion, agreeableness, and openness personality traits are more likely to focus on faces. Those with psychological disorders including depression, anxiety, and alexithymia tend to focus less on faces.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 6, 2023·5 min read

          Exercise Intensity Linked to Attentional Control in Late-Adolescent Girls

          Teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 18 who perform frequent moderate to vigorous exercise have better attentional control, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 23, 2023·4 min read

          Dogs Show Things to Humans but Pigs Do Not

          While pet dogs and pet pigs pay their owners a similar amount of attention, when it comes to pointing to the location of an out-of-range treat, only dogs direct their owner's attention to the location. Findings suggest directing human attention to an interesting location is not ubiquitous in domesticated animals.
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          ·January 3, 2023·5 min read

          Habitual Checking of Social Media May Impact Young Adolescents’ Brain Development

          Adolescents' brains may become more sensitive when anticipating social rewards and punishments over time with increased social media usage. The findings reveal how social media usage could have important and long-standing consequences for brain development.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 8, 2022·6 min read

          A Class of Meditative Practices That Produces Different Effects From Mindfulness-Related Meditation

          Study identifies a different class of meditative practices that seek to employ and regulate the state of stress an individual experiences, rather than reduce it, to achieve a more heightened state of focus and attention.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 28, 2022·4 min read

          Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and in Particular DHA, Are Associated With Increased Attention Scores in Adolescents

          DHA consumption was associated with improved capacity for selective and sustained attention in adolescents, while ALA lowered impulsive behaviors.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 27, 2022·3 min read

          Mechanisms of Psychostimulants on Attention and Learning Revealed

          Psychostimulants increase dopamine levels, enhancing task-relevant cortical signals by acting on the striatum and the difference in dopamine synthesis capacity in the striatum explains the variability in the drugs' cognitive effects.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 26, 2022·5 min read

          Young Kids Avoid One Learning Trap That Often Snares Adults

          By being unable to focus attention, children avoid the "learning trap" adults sometimes fall into.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 22, 2022·4 min read

          Attention and Running Influence Individual Brain Cells Independently

          Spatial attention and running influence individual neurons independently with different dynamics.
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