Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes
Reviewing CCTV footage, researchers report in nine out of ten instances of public violence, bystanders will intervene to help the victim. ... Read More...
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Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?
Peripheral awareness is improved significantly by playing video games designed around peripheral vision.... Read More...
Too hungry to learn: New research provides food for thought
While food insecurity was overall associated with lower cognitive scores in children, those who experienced food insecurity by age five, but later became food secure, showed further reduced scores in reading and vocabulary development. ... Read More...
How technology can help prompt positive memories for people with depression
Researchers propose adapting computer technologies to help those with depression recall positive memories. Most existing technologies focused on supporting memory impairments are geared towards episodic memory recall and cognitive impairments related to neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’
A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.... Read More...
How Listening to Music ‘Significantly Impairs’ Creativity
A new study contradicts the popular belief that listening to music can help boost creativity. Researchers found people who listened to background music showed a significant impairment in the ability to complete tasks that tested verbal creativity.... Read More...
How a Nap Can Enhance False Memories in One Half of the Brain
Napping influences memory in the right hemisphere of the brain, inducing false memories in a word recall test, researchers report. ... Read More...
Brain Aging May Begin Earlier Than Expected
A new study reveals brain aging may start to occur by the age of 25.... Read More...
Diabetes Drug ‘Significantly Reverses Memory Loss’ in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study
Lancaster University researchers report a drug developed to treat diabetes shows promise in reversing memory loss associated with Alzheimer's in mouse models of the disease. The drug appears to have a neuroprotective effect, enhancing brain growth factors while reducing amyloid plaques, chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The drug also slows down the rate of neuron loss.... Read More...
Breakthrough Study Reveals New Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s
A new method of examining blood plasma allowed researchers to identify specific chemical bonds within the blood. The new technique allowed researchers to accurately distinguish between Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, thus reducing cases of misdiagnosis.... Read More...
Cultural Background Linked to How People Deceive Others
According to researchers, a person's cultural background influences their language changes when they enter into a deceptive statement.... Read More...
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.... Read More...