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From putting your phone away to getting better at ‘chunking’, a neuroscience researcher explains how to make your memory better.
Is listening a more optimal way of learning than reading a book? Do audiobooks improve young learners’ reading comprehension or is it the same?
Your brain is constantly gathering evidence for making decisions – even when there’s only one option to pick from.
Big Tech is facing a ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. To regulate social media effectively, we need to understand the teenage brain.
Existing digital models of the human brain risk missing out on what makes you ‘you’.
Rapid movement, abrupt edits and dynamic sound capture attention automatically.
Elite athletes miss plenty of shots during March Madness and the NBA playoffs. Training both brain and body can help even beginners and novices get more net.
Sleep changes are a normal sign of ageing, but they can sometimes be an early symptom of neurodegenerative disease.
The information your eyes takes in is only half the story.
The neuroscience is in: When we spend time in nature, it has a cascade of positive effects in our brains.
For many adults, anxiety may be the only visible symptom. When it fades, underlying ADHD, which may have been masked for years, finally becomes clear.
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.
People typically die from progressive supranuclear palsy within 7 to 10 years. There is currently no specialized treatment or effective screening for this neurodegenerative disease.
How psychedelics induce intense visuals.
Nicotine is being rebranded as a wellness tool – but does the science back the hype, or are we just dressing up an old addiction?
Some elderly people have the memory of someone 30 or 40 years younger.
Pregnancy reshapes the brain more profoundly than scientists ever imagined – and a landmark new study is finally mapping exactly how.
Your mind goes blank in the supermarket. What was it you meant to buy? Here’s what’s going on in your brain and when you need to see your GP.
Forgetting why you walked into a room isn’t a sign of cognitive decline. It’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Penn State
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, retired, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond
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Lead, Cognition and Consciousness Imaging Group, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin