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·February 29, 2016·2 min read

Rest Up! Less Than 5 Hours Sleep Can Lead to Significant Cognitive Degradation

According to a new study, even elite students face significant cognitive decline if they sleep less than 5 hours a night for a week or more.

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·February 24, 2016·3 min read

Poor Short Term Memory Linked to Inability to Ignore Distractions

A person's working memory capacity is correlated with their brain's ability to actively ignore distraction, a new study reports.

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·February 3, 2016·3 min read

Pinpointing How The Brain Controls Our Written Words

Researchers study stroke survivors who have lost the ability to spell in order to pinpoint the parts of the brain that control how we write words.

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·January 14, 2016·3 min read

Thinking on Your Feet: Cognitive Function Improves When Using Standing Up to Learn

According to a new study, students who used standing desks showed significant improvement in executive function and cognitive skills.

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·January 14, 2016·5 min read

Independent Working Memory Systems in Animals

A new study confirm that a key aspect of human memory impaired in memory disorders exists in the type of pre-clinical animal models that influence major decisions about drug development.

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·January 12, 2016·4 min read

Toddlers With Poor Short Term Memory More Likely to Drop Out of High School as Teens

A new study reports on the benefits of helping toddlers develop their working memory skills.

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·January 9, 2016·6 min read

Oh Baby! Understanding Pregnancy Brain

A new paper looks at the neuroscience of pregnancy and suggests the 'pregnancy brain' really does exist.

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·December 1, 2015·4 min read

First Language Wires the Brain for Later Language Learning

A new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.

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·November 5, 2015·6 min read

How Positive Stimuli Provides Positive Benefits to the Distracted Brain

Researchers have identified how the brain processes and differentiates between negative and positive emotions.

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·November 3, 2015·4 min read

How Depressive Thoughts Persist and Interfere With Memory in Depressed People

Findings have far reaching implications for understanding how depression damages memory, researchers report.

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·October 30, 2015·3 min read

Underlying Processes of Working Memory More Complex Than Thought

A new study reports successful memory performance is based on alternating activity states.

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·October 12, 2015·6 min read

Improving Attention and Memory in Childhood Cancer Survivors with Computerized Cognitive Training

A new study reports computerized cognitive training is beneficial in improving memory and other cognitive skills for children who have survived cancer.