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Good liars can easily bypass classic lie detection stereotypes.
A mouse-model study shows how the smell of menthol can reduce inflammation in the part of the brain associated with memory.
A ‘complex’ job and an active social life can protect you from dementia – if you don’t less stress undo it all.
Hint: the most common type actually works.
The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
The two human species had many similarities but their communication would have been different.
Philosophers have been debating whether we need conditioning to link information from different senses for centuries.
Young people are losing their advantage when it comes to IQ.
In psychology it’s known as the gender-equality paradox.
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds are, an ethicist writes.
Vegetarian and low-carb diets aren’t ideal for our brains.
A highly unusual new case is giving scientists insights about what causes illusions of facial distortion
Around 4% of the population are unable to see things in their mind’s eye. Except when they are dreaming.
The pros and pitfalls of this type of thinking
The majority of children who do not take or pass IQ-style entrance exams to private- or grammar schools, will have many qualities not measured on an IQ test. They may also just be late developers.
Both men have faced criticism about what can appear to be obvious signs of aging, including questions about their memory and cognitive abilities.
Existing AI systems learn patterns from very large piles of data – but they have no insight.
Something to bear in mind if you find yourself swiping through profiles on a dating app later today.
Being smart won’t protect you from falling down conspiracy rabbit holes.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professeur de Sciences Comportementales, membre du groupe de recherche CNRS-GREGHEC, HEC Paris Business School
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Fudan University
