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Less is more when it comes to developing bigger brains: New study reveals human brains may require fewer initial cells to grow compared to monkeys and mice
The superior size and complexity of the human brain compared to other mammals may actually originate from fewer initial starting
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Soccer coaches are an untapped resource in assessing and developing player psychology: Training soccer coaches to assess player psychological characteristics that are important for performance could help to boost player success and well-being
With the 2018 World Cup just around the corner, soccer players and coaches are preparing to perform at their best.
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Feelings of ethical superiority can lead to workplace ostracism, social undermining: Managers should consider ethics and performance when rewarding employees, Baylor professor says
Do you consider yourself more ethical than your coworker? Caution! Your feelings of ethical superiority can cause a chain reaction
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Digital addiction increases loneliness, anxiety and depression: Study suggests ways to outsmart smart phones
Smartphones are an integral part of most people’s lives, allowing us to stay connected and in-the-know at all times. The
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There’s no such thing as oversharing in conservation
Social gadflies in an organization are the new superheroes of conservation, according to a study in this month’s Nature Sustainability.
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Why do children tattle?
When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver. But why do children tattle? A
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Which education systems are best? Look past the superficial numbers
International large-scale education assessments (ILSAs) are used to compare the performance of countries’ educational systems, but these rankings can be
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A heavy working memory load may sink brainwave ‘synch’
Everyday experience makes it obvious — sometimes frustratingly so — that our working memory capacity is limited. We can only
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Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests study: A recently published Baycrest study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual’s specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events
When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on their minds becomes: what can we
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