Stress Can Make You Pay More Attention: How Losing Control Boosts Engagement
New research shows that the low-control component of stress can increase consumer engagement with advertisements and attention tasks as a ...
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Anxiety in the Moment Pushes Low-Trait Anxious Minds Off Easy Tasks
New research shows that temporary anxiety reduces task engagement in people with low trait anxiety, while those with higher trait ...
When the World Gets Unpredictable, Our Brains Stop Planning So Hard
A Nature Communications study shows that as environmental randomness increases through unreliability, volatility, or reduced controllability, people reduce planning effort ...
Brain Stimulation Technique Shifts the Willingness to Think Hard
Researchers report that temporal interference stimulation, a non-invasive technique capable of reaching deep brain circuits, can change how willing people ...
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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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