A new study highlights challenges in achieving true behavioral autonomy, with success rates dropping significantly as task complexity increased.
A recent study found that visual properties like scene size and memorability extend perceived time, while clutter shortens it. Experiments also demonstrated that memorable images enhance memory recall, indicating a bidirectional relationship between time perception and memory.
New research indicates that repeated exposure to information increases belief in its truth and creates false memories of prior knowledge. This "truth effect" is significant in the age of social media, leading to illusions of knowledge even when information is...
New research published in npj Science of Learning reveals a surprising competitive relationship between implicit statistical learning and executive functions, suggesting that excelling in one may diminish capabilities in the other.
New research published in Nature reveals that a balanced diet correlates with enhanced mental health, improved cognitive functions, and increased brain gray matter volume.
Recent research reveals that higher light levels enhance cognitive performance by stimulating specific regions of the hypothalamus, impacting tasks involving memory and emotions.
Connections, a word game by the New York Times, demands flexible access to semantic memory and creative thinking to uncover new word associations.
A recent study found that men, but not women, with shorter sleep durations performed worse on wayfinding tasks. The findings were published in Scientific Reports.
Reading fiction doesn't just transport you to another world; it might also sharpen your mind. It significantly enhances our ability to empathize and understand others, according to new research.
A study in Brain Communications reveals that individuals with aphantasia, who cannot voluntarily create mental images, show no increase in brain activity during motor simulations, contrasting sharply with those who can visualize movements, indicating profound neural differences.
A study shows that metacognition and mentalizing, complex cognitive abilities crucial for social interaction, are more influenced by environmental factors than genetics, challenging traditional views on the heritability of intelligence.
Researchers at the Paris Brain Institute have mapped the "wave of death" in rat brains, a phenomenon marking the cessation of brain activity post-anoxia.
A recent study revealed that humans better predict and track the motion of objects moving towards their legs, irrespective of gravity, suggesting that visual and bodily cues linked to our upright posture play a more critical role than gravitational signals...
A recent study found that the presence of a cell phone improved reaction times in a cognitive task requiring attentional shifts, suggesting that cell phones may not always hinder cognitive performance.
A recent study found that people are more likely to share information that aligns with their beliefs, even if it's not surprising, challenging the idea that novelty and surprise primarily drive sharing behavior.