FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2013·2 min readPlaying Video Games Can Boost Brain PowerFast-paced, real time strategy video games can help train the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking, a new study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive FlexibilityA new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·5 min readThe Neural Basis of MultitaskingA new study looks at the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·September 4, 2015·3 min readSwitching Thinking About Cognitive FlexibilityA new study proposes a model that underlies the neural mechanisms of cognitive flexibility.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 30, 2015·2 min readInfants Resort to Habits When StressedA new study reports that it's not just adults who resort to habits when under stress, infants do too. Additionally, less cognitive flexibility children have due to stress could impact their acquisition of knowledge.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 3, 2016·4 min readYou Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks, But Younger Dogs Learn FasterOlder dogs are slower to learn and exhibit lower cognitive flexibility than younger dogs, but are better at logical reasoning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2017·3 min readHigh Stakes, High Risk, and a Bad Bet: Inside the Brains of Gambling AddictsA new neuroimaging study finds those with gambling addition have a poor ability to assess and adapt to high risk situations.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2017·4 min readLanguage Shapes How the Brain Perceives TimeA new study reports bilingual people think about time differently depending on the language context they are estimating event duration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2017·5 min readCan’t Switch Focus? Your Brain May Not Be Wired For ItA new study reveals why some people find it more difficult than others to meet switching demands and change focus as efficiently.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 21, 2017·5 min readHow Genes Influence Performance of Sleep Deprived PeoplePeople with a variation of the DRD2 gene are more resilient to the effects of sleep deprivation when completing tasks that require cognitive flexibility, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 18, 2018·3 min readSleep Deprivation Takes Toll on Decision MakingA new study will look at how sleep deprivation affects cognitive flexibility and cognitive processing on a neurobiological level.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 31, 2018·4 min readMemory Depends On Protein ‘Off Switch”A new study suggests a lack of cognitive flexibility and ability to retain new information may be a result of the Arc protein not being fully switched off.Read More
