Cognitive PsychologyMar 27, 2025
Navigating Life in a Post-Cognitive World
In a recent series of posts, I've explored a rather provocative landscape—moving from traditional thinking about cognition to a ...
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Cognitive PsychologyMar 26, 2025
How movement affects the way the brain processes sound and sight
A research team has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in motion. The study provides new insights into how movement alters…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 26, 2025
Adulting is hard on the heart: Teen to young adulthood is a critical time to address risk
Many youth have heart disease risk factors by their late teens, and preventing or addressing these risks early may reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future, according to a new scientific…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 25, 2025
What does 'that' mean in 'Did you see that?'
What goes through your mind when someone asks 'Did you see that?' A study shows that children and adults process ambiguous information like 'that' differently. While children focus more on the literal meaning, adults use…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 21, 2025
How the brain links related memories formed close in time
If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close in time not in the…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 20, 2025
Why don't we remember being a baby? New study provides clues
Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don't hold onto these experiences because the part of the brain…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 20, 2025
Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 18, 2025
To the brain, Esperanto and Klingon appear the same as English or Mandarin
New research finds the brain's language-processing network also responds to artificial languages such as Esperanto and languages made for TV, such as Klingon on 'Star Trek' and High Valyrian and Dothraki on 'Game of…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 18, 2025
When did human language emerge?
Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 17, 2025
Bridging Nature and Nurture: Study reveals brain's flexible foundation from birth
By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized visual brains.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 17, 2025
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
Reasons given usually center on protecting children, protecting cisgender women's rights in bathrooms and sports competitions ...
Cognitive PsychologyMar 12, 2025
Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders in people, study finds
Neuroscientists have found a link between vocal changes and the aging brain in zebra finch songbirds, which could help lead to earlier diagnoses for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases in people.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 12, 2025
Want to climb the leadership ladder? Try debate training
Research finds people who learn the basics of debate are more likely to advance to leadership roles in U.S. organizations. A key reason seems to be that debate training makes employees more comfortable about being…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 7, 2025
Uncovering dementia's environmental triggers
A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 5, 2025
The art of well-being: Group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
Group arts interventions, such as painting, dance, or music, significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults, offering a powerful alternative to traditional treatments. The benefits are universal…
Cognitive PsychologyMar 5, 2025
Creativity boosts standardized literacy and numeracy test scores: Australia
A groundbreaking study shows that creativity plays an essential role in academic success, suggesting that students who think outside the box are more likely to excel in literacy and numeracy assessments.
Cognitive PsychologyMar 3, 2025
It's not just what you say -- it's also how you say it
First study to reveal the brain encodes pitch accents separately from the sounds that make up words. Heschl's gyrus region of the brain, an earlier stage of auditory processing, plays a much larger role than previously…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 28, 2025
How many languages can you learn at the same time? -- Ghanaian babies grow up speaking two to six languages
Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a psycholinguist now shows that the roots of this multilingualism can be found in infancy: In Ghana, most babies…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 28, 2025
Cognitive Biases in Decision-Making Processes
Cognitive biases are systematic departures from rational judgement that arise from heuristic information processing, emotional ...
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 28, 2025
Cognitive and Computational Psychology
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Cognitive PsychologyFeb 28, 2025
Assessment and Management of Disorders of Consciousness
Disorders of consciousness encompass a spectrum of clinical states arising from severe brain injury, ranging from coma to ...
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 27, 2025
Professional artists viewed as more creative than AI programs
In the rapidly developing contest between human creativity and artificial intelligence algorithms, professional artists still have an edge in producing more creative AI-assisted artwork than the AI programs themselves or…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 26, 2025
New AI-powered tool could enhance traumatic brain injury investigations in forensics and law enforcement
A team of researchers has developed an advanced physics-based AI-driven tool to aid the forensic investigation of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 25, 2025
We need a new definition of dyslexia, research says
A new definition of dyslexia is needed to more accurately describe the learning disorder and give those struggling with dyslexia the specific support they require, says new research.
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 21, 2025
7 quantum discoveries reveal truth about consciousness
Research has revealed fascinating insights into how consciousness might emerge from quantum processes within the brain.
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 19, 2025
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way
Researchers find large language models process diverse types of data, like different languages, audio inputs, images, etc., similarly to how humans reason about complex problems. Like humans, LLMs integrate data inputs…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 19, 2025
'Loot box' virtual rewards associated with gambling and video game addiction
A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues. The international…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 19, 2025
Ai in retail: How to spark creativity and improve job satisfaction
AI is reshaping workplaces, particularly in retail. Researchers explored how AI service quality impacts retail employees' innovation, job fit, and satisfaction. Findings show when employees perceive AI as reliable and…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 13, 2025
Study maps new brain regions behind intended speech
Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word 'cat' is stuck on the tip of your tongue. This phenomenon, known as Broca's aphasia or expressive aphasia, is a language…
Cognitive PsychologyFeb 13, 2025
The complicated question of how we determine who has an accent
How do you tell if someone has a particular accent? It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from 'normal' and connect it to other people from a specific place. But a new study…