Cognition
Stop Asking If the Universe Is a Computer Simulation
We will never know if we live in a computer simulation; here is a more interesting question
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Cognition
Why Do Christmas Songs Get Stuck in Your Head So Easily?
If holiday music seems designed in a lab to get stuck on repeat inside your head for all of December, well, it kind of is
Cognition
‘Olfactory Training’ during Sleep Could Help Your Memory
Participants who smelled odors while they slept performed better on word-recall tests
Sleep
Is Snoozing the Alarm Good or Bad for Your Health?
New research suggests that hitting the snooze button to squeeze in an extra five or 10 minutes of sleep may actually be good for you
Cognition
People Pay Attention Better Today Than 30 Years Ago—Really.
A rise in IQs in recent decades is mirrored by a trend showing an increase in adults’ ability to concentrate
Cognition
Rats Use the Power of Imagination to Navigate and Move Objects in a VR Landscape
Experiments visualize a rodent’s ability to imagine the future
Consciousness
Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?
A theory called panpsychism proposes that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of reality
Cognition
A Broken Employment System Leaves Autistic Adults Stranded
Only 1.1 percent of autistic adults in the U.S. access key publicly funded employment services. A broken disability service system is why
Cognition
Trying to Train Your Brain Faster? Knowing This Might Help with That
Are you working really hard to learn something? Remember this counterintuitive fact, and you might improve your learning curve.
Medicine
Blood Clotting Proteins Might Help Predict Long COVID Brain Fog
New research suggests that blood clotting from COVID infections could contribute to long-term brain fog and other cognitive issues
Cognition
What Happens when People with Dementia Commit Crimes?
When criminal behavior overlaps with degenerative cognitive disease, the justice system often falters
Cognition
Hearing Aids Stave Off Cognitive Decline
Hearing aids may help maintain better brain functions in older people and better health overall.
Cognition
Humans Can Spot Tiny Numerical Differences
Where is the line between knowing and guessing?
Animals
Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Head to the Side?
The attentive and endearing doggy head tilt might indicate your pup is trying to process what you’re saying
Cognition
Distracted Driving Is More Dangerous Than People Realize, New Research Shows
Multitasking can occupy attention longer than people anticipate
Cognition
What Life in Barbie’s Dazzlingly Pink World Would Do to Her Brain—And Yours
The Barbie movie’s plastic pink world might not be that fantastic in real life
Cognition
What That Jazz Beat Tells Us about Hearing and The Brain
Very small delays in swing jazz point to our evolution as a supremely auditory species.
Cognition
To Stay Sharp as You Age, Learn New Skills
Older people show significant cognitive benefits from learning, provided they have the opportunity to do so
Animals
Bees Are Astonishingly Good at Making Decisions
Computer modeling explains a key facet of bees’ decision-making skills—something only seen previously in humans and other primates
Anthropology
This Small-Brained Human Species May Have Buried Its Dead, Controlled Fire and Made Art
Extraordinary claims about the small-brained human relative Homo naledi challenge prevailing view of cognitive evolution
