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“Our findings debunk a common theory that suggests that attention is the only cognitive function affected by sleep deprivation,” said Michelle Stepan, a Michigan State University doctoral candidate. Read More

With a specific focus on overparenting, researchers found that helicopter parenting, specifically when a father contributes, was more associated with burnout. Read More

Does having a game face actually affect well your game? According to a new study published in Stress and Health by experimental psychology researchers at the University of Tennessee, it just might. Read More

A new study from the University of Missouri defined not one, but three types of arrogance. Which type is your boss – and which type are you? … Read More

According to the research team, this is the first study to prove how physical activity can beat back depression despite genetic predisposition. Read More

What these professors wanted to know was, how can we get students to learn more? More generally, how do people learn anything — and what gets in the way? … Read More

If you’re getting it all of the time, you’re not getting very far. The University of California Berkeley studied the relationship between failure and learning – and exacted just how much failure you should be doing in order to be learning. Read More

It’s common knowledge that a good night’s sleep usually makes you feel calm and relaxed. However, a sleepless night causes your anxiety to spike, according to new research published in the journal Nature Human Behavior from researchers at University of California Berkeley. Read More

“There are a bunch of things that are probably contributing to people’s likelihood (of) getting Alzheimer’s and I think sleep is going to turn out to be one of them,”  researcher, WIlliam Jagust told NPR. Read More