Researchers discovered neurons in the medial temporal lobe that recognize zero as a number, integrating it into the numerical continuum. This finding enhances our understanding of how the brain processes abstract concepts like zero, with potential implications for studying cognitive...
Colorblind men are less food neophobic than those with normal color vision. This suggests that limited color perception reduces emotional resistance to new foods, highlighting the role of color in shaping food preferences and dietary habits.
A meta-analysis published in Psychological Bulletin found that mental effort is consistently associated with negative emotions like frustration and stress across various tasks and populations, explaining why people often avoid mentally demanding activities despite their potential long-term benefits.
People often process the infinity symbol as a large but finite number, rather than recognizing it as an abstract, boundless concept distinct from numerical values, according to new psychology research.
Recent research found that damage to specific brain networks, primarily in the right hemisphere, is linked to higher levels of religious fundamentalism. These brain regions are involved in cognitive functions like reasoning, belief formation, and moral decision-making.
Research shows that elite athletes outperform others in cognitive tasks like attention, memory, and decision-making. These abilities, honed through practice, contribute to their superior performance.
New research reveals that frequent social media use combined with perceived immigrant threats leads to stronger negative emotions, especially in individuals with lower cognitive ability, highlighting how cognitive factors influence susceptibility to anti-immigrant narratives online.
New research uncovers how the brain dynamically shifts its activity in response to mental challenges, revealing surprising insights into its adaptability. The study sheds light on a hidden mechanism that helps optimize our cognitive abilities in real time.
Researchers discovered a brain mechanism during sleep, called BARR, that silences neurons in the hippocampus to reset memory pathways. This process prevents overload, allowing the brain to store new information without exhausting neural resources.
A study found that using ChatGPT makes student research easier by reducing mental effort, but leads to weaker arguments compared to Google searches, which encourage deeper engagement and more thorough reasoning despite requiring more cognitive effort.
New research shows that while people value celebrity-owned objects, neither children nor adults believe these items enhance their abilities, challenging the notion of "ability contagion."
Elon Musk's Neuralink promises a vision-restoring cortical implant, but new research suggests vision from such devices will remain grainy due to the complexity of brain neurons. Accurate sight restoration requires understanding neural patterns, not just adding electrodes.
New research reveals that cognitive benefits from exercise can be passed from grandfathers to grandsons, suggesting that physical activity may enhance brain function across generations through epigenetic changes, even without direct exercise in offspring.
Brain imaging research has found that highly creative individuals' brains are more connected during rest but become less locally focused during creative tasks.
Olympic-level athletes in closed-skill sports (like rowing) show different brain activity than non-athletes during memory and inhibition tasks, highlighting different neural strategies for cognitive tasks.