Depression’s Cognitive Slump May Start With Broken Motivation, Model Shows
Computational models indicate that depression-linked motivational changes such as diminished control belief and altered outcome valuation can reproduce the slower ...
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Exercise volume linked to emotional attention and memory patterns in teens
A cross-sectional study of 60 Chinese middle school students found that those with low exercise volumes showed distinct patterns of ...
A registered report on interruptions during visual search: Examining the effects of perceptual and cognitive load
The interruption's complexity has been proposed as one important factor that might modulate this decline in performance, but previous research ...
How the Brain’s Working Memory Gate Opens and Closes Across the Senses
An EEG study finds that opening the mind's working memory gate is modality-independent, but closing it depends on which senses ...
Inhibiting Irrelevant Information Eases the Cost of Switching Tasks
A task-switching study finds that stronger inhibition of task-irrelevant information significantly reduces switch costs.
Negative Mood May Disrupt Early Brain Steps of Remembering Intentions
An EEG study found that negative mood altered early neural markers of prospective memory cue processing, with intrusive thoughts linked ...
Meal Timing Habits Linked to Memory Performance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
A study in npj Science of Food links nighttime eating, prolonged eating windows, and other chrono-nutrition behaviors to poorer memory ...
Finding One Target Makes Searchers Quit Early and Miss the Next
A camouflage-based search task shows that both novices and radiologists terminate image inspection early after finding one target, causing them ...
Finger-counting habits shape the brain’s electrical response to digits
A new EEG study reports that finger-counting habits modulate early attention-related brain responses to digits, with right-starters showing enhanced processing.
Caffeine Fails to Sharpen Visual Search, Distraction Resistance, or Attentional Learning in New Study
A new study found that a single 200-milligram dose of caffeine sped only target recognition in a demanding visual search ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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