FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 3, 2018·5 min readTeen Cannabis Use Not Without Risk to Cognitive DevelopmentA new study reports the lasting effects of teen cannabis use can be observed on important cognitive function and appears to have a more pronounced effect than alcohol use on neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 1, 2018·5 min readAI Can Better Predict Why Children Struggle at SchoolResearchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that can identify clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis children had been given.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 13, 2018·5 min readPeople Show Confirmation Bias Even About Which Way Dots are MovingA new study reports people use confirmation bias, even when a decision they make has little to no consequence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 25, 2018·4 min readWhy the Effects of a Boozy Binge Could Last Longer than You ThinkA new study reveals the effects of a night binge drinking may last a little longer than we think. Researchers report cognitive impairments, memory deficits and problems with psychomotor skills are still present the day after, when there is little to no alcohol left in the blood stream.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2018·4 min readThe Spotlight of Attention is More Like a StrobeA new study EEG study reveals human and monkey attention pulses in and out four times per second.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 7, 2018·8 min readStudy of Retired NFL and NHL Players Doesn’t Find Evidence of Early Onset DementiaA new study, which involved a small sample of former professional athletes, found no evidence of early onset dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2018·2 min readHow Does Attention Impact False Memory Susceptibility?A new EEG study reveals people who are less able to sustain their attention long terms are more susceptible to creating false memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 19, 2018·5 min readADHD Drugs Do Not Improve Cognition in Healthy College StudentsResearchers report, contrary to popular belief, Adderall and other ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students. Instead, they may impair cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 18, 2018·6 min readNeurons Can Carry More Than One Signal at a TimeA new study reveals a single neuron is capable of encoding information from two different sounds by switching between signals associated with one sound to that of the other.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 13, 2018·4 min readPay Attention: How the Brain Performs a Background Scan to Help FocusAccording to researchers, vision and brain circuits perform regular background scans, making neurons available for focus based tasks. The process makes it possible for us to pay, and maintain, attention.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2018·6 min readHow Music Lessons Can Improve Language SkillsA new study reports children who receive musical training have better word discrimination than other kindergarteners who had not undertaken music lessons.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 20, 2018·7 min readWhen Wandering Minds Are Just FineContrary to popular belief, researchers report allowing your mind to wander in some situations does not result in failure of executive control or a dysfunctional cognitive state. People are able to strategically allow their minds to wander without impacting performance on a task.Read More
