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How music choices can affect productivity

How music choices can affect productivity

by NYU Tandon School of EngineeringCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHuman brain states are unobserved states that can constantly change due to internal and external factors, including cognitive a

How music choices can affect productivity

by NYU Tandon School of EngineeringCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHuman brain states are unobserved states that can constantly change due to internal and external factors, including cognitive a
Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world

Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world

by Kathryn DeMott, NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)Credit: National Eye Institute, Lisa Oakes, Ph.D., University of California, DavisFindings from a study have shown for the first time that when babi

Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world

by Kathryn DeMott, NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)Credit: National Eye Institute, Lisa Oakes, Ph.D., University of California, DavisFindings from a study have shown for the first time that when babi
Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of how brains with different forms of autism develop has revealed common underlying mechanisms that may respond to existing medi

Study of different autism types finds shared mechanism that may respond to drugs

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of how brains with different forms of autism develop has revealed common underlying mechanisms that may respond to existing medi
Experiencing flow: A natural shield against mental and cardiovascular disease?

Experiencing flow: A natural shield against mental and cardiovascular disease?

by Ina Wittmann,Max Planck SocietyPeople often experience flow during artistic activities, for example when making music. Credit: MPI for Empirical Aesthetics / L. BittnerCan the proneness to ex

Experiencing flow: A natural shield against mental and cardiovascular disease?

by Ina Wittmann,Max Planck SocietyPeople often experience flow during artistic activities, for example when making music. Credit: MPI for Empirical Aesthetics / L. BittnerCan the proneness to ex
Ghostbots: AI versions of deceased loved ones could be a serious threat to mental health

Ghostbots: AI versions of deceased loved ones could be a serious threat to mental health

by Nigel Mulligan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe all experience loss and grief. Imagine, though, that you don't need to say goodbye to your loved ones, that you can recreate the

Ghostbots: AI versions of deceased loved ones could be a serious threat to mental health

by Nigel Mulligan,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe all experience loss and grief. Imagine, though, that you don't need to say goodbye to your loved ones, that you can recreate the
Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in well-being for older women

Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in well-being for older women

byPublic Library of ScienceThe findings suggest that perceived gender discrimination may be linked to declines in mental well-being for middle-aged and older women. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels CC0 (

Perceived gender discrimination linked to decline in well-being for older women

byPublic Library of ScienceThe findings suggest that perceived gender discrimination may be linked to declines in mental well-being for middle-aged and older women. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels CC0 (
Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young people's mental health

Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young people's mental health

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportunities, a new

Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young people's mental health

byJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportunities, a new
Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help

Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help

by Tanya Davison and Sunil Bhar,The ConversationCredit: Cochrane AustraliaWhile many people maintain positive emotional well-being as they age, around half of older Australians living in residen

Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help

by Tanya Davison and Sunil Bhar,The ConversationCredit: Cochrane AustraliaWhile many people maintain positive emotional well-being as they age, around half of older Australians living in residen
Do you have an ear for languages? It may be related to how you perceive the rhythms

Do you have an ear for languages? It may be related to how you perceive the rhythms

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyExample of the SSS test. The upper panel represents the perceived, and the bottom panel the produced, speech signals. The yellow line

Do you have an ear for languages? It may be related to how you perceive the rhythms

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyExample of the SSS test. The upper panel represents the perceived, and the bottom panel the produced, speech signals. The yellow line
Craving snacks after a meal? It might be food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite

Craving snacks after a meal? It might be food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite

by Holly Ober,University of California, Los AngelesVgat l/vlPAG cells encode approach to food and eating. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46430-5People wh

Craving snacks after a meal? It might be food-seeking neurons, not an overactive appetite

by Holly Ober,University of California, Los AngelesVgat l/vlPAG cells encode approach to food and eating. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46430-5People wh
Cognitive dissonance research deepens our understanding of pescetarians

Cognitive dissonance research deepens our understanding of pescetarians

byUniversity of StirlingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has deepened our understanding of why pescetarians choose to eat fish but not the meat of land animals.The perceived distan

Cognitive dissonance research deepens our understanding of pescetarians

byUniversity of StirlingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has deepened our understanding of why pescetarians choose to eat fish but not the meat of land animals.The perceived distan
Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

by Mikayla Mace Kelley,University of ArizonaOn the left is the central amygdala and on the right is the oval region of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. PKC-delta neurons glow green in th

Scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins

by Mikayla Mace Kelley,University of ArizonaOn the left is the central amygdala and on the right is the oval region of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. PKC-delta neurons glow green in th