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Putin’s Brain
Exploring the brain of Putin - and other psychopaths There has been a lot written about Putin and Russia over recent days and weeks. Many...
You’re an Imposter!
How Imposter Syndrome Plagues Successful People Reading time: about 8 minutesThere has been a resurgence of research into imposter...
Guided Play Highly Effective for Learning in Children
Quick HitsDaily brief research updates from the cognitive sciences ood news for some and bad news for traditionalists...
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You’re an Imposter!
How Imposter Syndrome Plagues Successful People Reading time: about 8 minutesThere has been a resurgence of research into imposter...
How Gratitude between Co-Workers Lowers Stress and Increases Performance
Quick HitsDaily brief research updates from the cognitive sciences ratitude is a nice thing to have, I think we all...
How Poverty Messes Up Babies’ Brains
The Dramatic Impact of Poverty in Newborns Brains Reading time: about 5 minutes o, does being poor impact your brain,...
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Putin’s Brain
Exploring the brain of Putin - and other psychopaths There has been a lot written about Putin and Russia over recent days and weeks. Many of them have been spot on. I would like to add to this in my field of expertise, the human brain, and this will highlight just...
The Brain in Love
Exploring the brain in love Reading time: about 16 minutesLove is everywhere: in films, books, stories, sagas, myths, not to mention in the masses of commercial products, from wedding rings, to flowers, to cards, to dating sites and apps. But how much of this can be...
Ageing Well
Who wouldn’t want to age well and stay active and healthy well into old age? The science shows us how, and there was plenty of research in 2021! geing research is widespread – ageing affects us all at some stage and in many Western countries the...
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Guided Play Highly Effective for Learning in Children
Quick HitsDaily brief research updates from the cognitive sciences ood news for some and bad news for traditionalists in education. Some believe that starting education early and using classical and traditional learning activities is the best way...
Childhood Fitness Improves Mid-Life Cognition
Quick HitsDaily brief research updates from the cognitive sciences always find these long-term studies fascinating. Imagine launching study and not knowing what the outcomes will be for another 30 years! This is precisely what this study did. It...
The Truth of “Work Hard, Play Hard”
Quick HitsDaily brief research updates from the cognitive sciences e all know the phrase “work hard, play hard” and this drew my attention when I stumbled across some research actually looking into this - and whether this is a good thing or bad...
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Ageing Well
Who wouldn’t want to age well and stay active and healthy well into old age? The science shows us how, and there was plenty of research in 2021! geing research is widespread – ageing affects us all at some stage and in many Western countries the...
The Underrated Importance of Sleep
The message is clear from the science: get your zzzz’s! It impacts just about everything. Sleep has been a theme I have reported on regularly because of its importance to brain health and functioning. Indeed, it is said that sleep is by the brain, of the brain,...
The Brain on Loneliness
The Pandemic has spurred a bunch of research into loneliness and though worrying there are also interesting insights. Loneliness became a major theme over the pandemic for obvious reasons: large portions of the population have or had been confined to their homes...