Ultrafast memory consolidation—brief moments of learning during breaks—works similarly in individuals with and without autism, showing that autistic traits do not disrupt rapid memory stabilization or learning processes.
Brain-training games lack solid evidence for improving cognition, but research shows engaging in new, challenging activities—like learning skills or playing effortful games—can enhance memory, processing speed, and brain efficiency.
Self-reports outperform implicit measures, according to a new review, offering greater reliability, predictive validity, and flexibility. The paper challenges beliefs about implicit tools’ robustness, unconscious content access, and superiority in studying automatic processes.
Recent research found that short, frequent cold-water immersions improved cognitive performance on specific tasks, reduced sleep disturbances, and lowered worry levels, without affecting overall well-being or selective attention.
Stress disrupts memory precision, causing generalized fear responses by enlarging memory-encoding neuron networks. This effect, mediated by the brain’s endocannabinoid system, suggests potential therapeutic targets for conditions like PTSD and anxiety disorders.
Students with high confidence, enjoyment, and recognition of science’s value, combined with low perceived effort, achieved the highest science scores and aspirations.
Larger pupils and brighter irises in primate portraits elicited more positive impressions and greater donations, highlighting how subtle, often unnoticed eye features profoundly influence perceptions, emotions, and prosocial behavior.
Handwriting significantly enhances elementary students' ability to learn English words—shapes, sounds, and meanings—by engaging multisensory processes, improving accuracy and response times, and fostering deeper focus compared to visual learning.
People consistently underestimate their wrists' range of motion. This bias, likely an evolutionary safeguard against injury, prioritizes safety over precision in the brain’s internal representation of the body’s movement capabilities.
A study published in PLOS Computational Biology provides evidence that autistic traits play a significant role in how individuals navigate learning environments.
Non-neural cells can mimic memory-like behavior. These cells "remember" chemical patterns over time, showing that memory mechanisms aren't exclusive to the brain but rely on fundamental cellular processes.
Research published in Intelligence explores the power of polygenic scores to predict intelligence, finding that these genetic estimates explain about 6% of IQ variation.
A single 200 mg dose of doxycycline slightly improved memory and learning in healthy young adults, strengthened long-term motor memory, and had no harmful effects on other cognitive functions.
Recent research found higher prenatal fluoride exposure (above 0.3 mg/L in maternal urine) is linked to slightly lower IQ in children, suggesting a threshold for potential neurotoxicity, though no association was observed in low-exposure Danish cohorts.
A study has found that our brains detect face-like images faster than other visuals, even when suppressed from conscious awareness. Minimal facial features are enough to activate specialized brain mechanisms for face recognition.