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·December 20, 2017·5 min read

Can’t Switch Focus? Your Brain May Not Be Wired For It

A new study reveals why some people find it more difficult than others to meet switching demands and change focus as efficiently.

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·May 2, 2017·4 min read

Language Shapes How the Brain Perceives Time

A new study reports bilingual people think about time differently depending on the language context they are estimating event duration.

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·April 14, 2017·3 min read

High Stakes, High Risk, and a Bad Bet: Inside the Brains of Gambling Addicts

A new neuroimaging study finds those with gambling addition have a poor ability to assess and adapt to high risk situations.

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·February 3, 2016·4 min read

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks, But Younger Dogs Learn Faster

Older dogs are slower to learn and exhibit lower cognitive flexibility than younger dogs, but are better at logical reasoning, a new study reports.

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·September 30, 2015·2 min read

Infants Resort to Habits When Stressed

A 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.

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·September 4, 2015·3 min read

Switching Thinking About Cognitive Flexibility

A new study proposes a model that underlies the neural mechanisms of cognitive flexibility.

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·September 1, 2015·5 min read

The Neural Basis of Multitasking

A new study looks at the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.

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·June 22, 2015·4 min read

High Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive Flexibility

A 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.