Cognitive Psychology
Updated Oct 10, 2026 11:00 AM PT
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A University of Arizona paper proposes that some normal age-related memory changes may reflect an adaptive shift towards understanding meaning and drawing on accumulated knowledge, rather than ...
Pre-Injury Coping Strategy. My neurorehab stress management course determined that my top coping strategy prior to my brain injury was reading. Unfortunately, the injury destroyed ...
If you want to find out if an AI has consciousness, you could just ask it. When you start thinking about this topic, that's the first thing that comes to mind. "Do you have consciousness?"If you ...
From Static Classification to Dynamic Decision-MakingIn modern clinical psychology, the era of viewing psychological diagnosis as a mere "static classification procedure" is over. What is required of ...
You are able to keep up with your work. There are no major problems in your daily life. Even so, do you ever feel like, "Is this really how things should be?"Even when you make an action plan because ...
Introduction: A Revolutionary Shift in Consciousness ResearchBasic Book InformationOriginal Title: Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (2014) Japanese Edition: ...
We introduce an interesting paper on human behavior and decision-making from the fields of behavioral economics and psychology. This time, we look at the 2026 paper, "Behavioral Economics of AI: LLM ...
The Conscious Mind' is a book published by David Chalmers in 1996 that seeks a fundamental theory in consciousness research. The Japanese translation was published in 2001 by Hakuyosha, translated by ...
Scientists are studying general anaesthesia to understand how the brain loses consciousness and what it can reveal about human awareness.
Latest topics focusing on September 15 to September 22, 2026This report summarizes the latest research findings in the fields of neuroscience, social psychology, and behavioral economics, focusing on ...
Cortisol strengthens emotional memories by reshaping how brain networks for emotion and memory work together. Stress does not strengthen every memory equally. New research suggests that cortisol, a ...
"Does AI have consciousness?"As generative AI rapidly advances, we are seeing this question more and more often.However, if we look a little deeper into the research of 2026, a more interesting ...
AI panelists debated who should hold final decision-making authority in an era when AI can make more accurate judgments than humans. The ethics ...
Yatharth Hospital, Sector 20, Faridabad has launched a dedicated Memory Clinic on World Alzheimer’s Day to provide assessment, diagnosis and management for patients experiencing memory loss and ...
Have you ever hoped that if you worked hard at games designed to improve memory or working memory, your school grades would naturally improve? In parenting and education, there is a common tendency to ...
When faced with your own incompetence or failure, a strong self-negation loop of "Why am I so useless?" can sometimes occur in your brain.To give you the conclusion first, it is because "there is no ...
Explore the science of memory: Discover how your brain records, retains, and retrieves the past. Uncover why we forget and the fascinating mechanisms behin ...
Key Takeaways Microsoft warns that AI consciousness concepts could create new challenges for human control.Anthropic keeps AI moral status open as an unresolved ...
The debate about AI consciousness is growing in academic articles, newspaper opinion pieces and even among AI bots themselves. I doubt this is a passing wave of interest.
When making proposals or reports at work to bosses, hospital directors, or colleagues in other professions, many people tend to think, 'I want them to understand my hard work and the research process, ...
The aging brain is often viewed through a lens of cognitive decline, with older adults seen as compensating for their fading memory. New research in Perspectives on Psychological Science challenges ...
Forgetfulness doesn't have to be an inevitable part of life. There are habits you can adopt to keep your memory sharp.
Ever walked into a room and forgotten what you came for? The ‘doorway effect’ may explain how changes in surroundings can affect memory and recall.
The Naturalistic Decision-Making (NDM) movement emerged 40 years ago. For that to occur, eight factors had to converge.
You are already late when the familiar search begins. You check your handbag, empty your pockets, look beside the bed and return ...
A key theme of this year’s gathering is the distribution of consciousness: When does consciousness first emerge in human development? Consciousness researchers like me have been tackling them for ...
Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, not entirely forgotten. Our study, published in the journal Cerebral ...
A new report covers evidence about how students learn and offers steps teachers can take to ensure that their instruction supports learning.
The “menopause brain drain” narrative has shaped how women understand what’s happening to their minds during the transition. New research tells a more complicated story.
A book usually demands sustained engagement with one context, while a feed continuously offers novelty and natural stopping points. The two activities therefore place different demands on attention ...