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·August 21, 2017·5 min read

Changing Brains: Considerable Structural Changes Occur From Early to Mid Adulthood

A new study reveals our brains undergo microstructural changes from early to mid adulthood. Researchers say they can accurately estimate a person's age by looking at their brain structure.

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·May 22, 2023·5 min read

Charismatic Robot Voices: A Boost for Team Creativity?

Robotic voices with a charismatic tone can positively influence the creative performance of teams. Researchers designed a social robot's speech to sound charismatic, employing a confident, passionate tone and tested its effects on students during a creativity task.

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·April 11, 2018·5 min read

Childhood Aggression Linked to Deficits in Executive Function

According to a new study, children with executive function deficits were more likely to show physical and reactive aggression later in life. Researchers suggest helping children to improve executive function could help to reduce aggression levels.

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·February 25, 2022·4 min read

Children May Instinctively Know How to Do Division Even Before Hitting the Books

A child's ability to perform approximate calculations extends to true division. The findings may provide a basis for strategies for teaching mathematical concepts.

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·June 29, 2017·4 min read

Chocolate and Cocoa Aren’t Just Treats, They Are Good For Cognition Too

According to researchers, cocoa flavanols could have a neuroprotective effect. In a recent study, researchers found enhancements in working memory and improved visual information processing in participants who had taken cocoa flavanols. Additionally, women who ate cocoa products reported less cognitive impairments following sleep deprivation.

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·February 26, 2020·4 min read

Connectedness to nature makes children happier

Connectedness to nature makes children happier due to their tendency to perform sustainable and pro-ecological behaviors.

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·May 13, 2020·4 min read

Coronavirus infection in children – it may not start with a cough

Gastrointestinal symptoms, coupled with a fever or history of exposure to COVID-19, could indicate coronavirus infection in children.

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·June 25, 2020·4 min read

Couples that sleep together sleep better

Couples who sleep next to one another have increased REM sleep and less disrupted sleep than couples who slept individually.

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·April 29, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women

Males who contract COVID-19 have 2.5 times the death rate of women. Being males is a significant risk factor for worse disease severity, regardless of age. Researchers found a similar trend in data from the 2003 SARS outbreak. The study speculates the reason why males are more prone to negative outcomes of coronavirus is due to levels of ACE2, which is significantly higher in males than females.

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·July 12, 2017·4 min read

Creating Music by Thought Alone

Researchers have created a new musical instrument that can be controlled by thought alone. The instrument, dubbed the Encephalophone, may help as a rehabilitation tool for those with motor disabilities, the Frontiers in Human Neuroscience study reports.

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·August 25, 2017·5 min read

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Numerous recent studies have shown a link between exercise and improved cognitive performance in older people. A new study reveals dancing may have the most profound effect on cognitive health.

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·July 11, 2017·4 min read

Depression Affects Male and Female Brains Differently

Exposing depressed adolescents to positive and negative words elicited different effects in specific brain regions depending on the sex of the subject, a new Frontiers in Psychiatry study reports.

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Changing Brains: Considerable Structural Changes Occur From Early to Mid Adulthood

Charismatic Robot Voices: A Boost for Team Creativity?

Childhood Aggression Linked to Deficits in Executive Function

Children May Instinctively Know How to Do Division Even Before Hitting the Books

Chocolate and Cocoa Aren’t Just Treats, They Are Good For Cognition Too

Connectedness to nature makes children happier

Coronavirus infection in children – it may not start with a cough

Couples that sleep together sleep better

COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women

Creating Music by Thought Alone

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Depression Affects Male and Female Brains Differently

Memory Boosting Power of Flavanols in Aging Adults

Happiness Now or Later? The Impact of Timing on Well-being

Inhale, Exhale, Remember: Uncovering the Breath-Memory Connection

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