Ever wondered how being watched during a video call affects your work? A recent study dug into this, focusing on how our performance changes when others see us on screen. It's all about the idea that having an audience can either boost or hinder our performance, depending on the task's difficulty.
AI is changing how people think and work. It can help or hurt the way we use our brains. Some worry that AI might make us lazy. Others believe it can free up our minds for bigger tasks. To test this, a study is looking at how college students use AI for writing. The study focuses on two main things
People often find themselves avoiding challenging tasks. This isn't just about laziness. It's about how our brains work. Some theories suggest that our brains try to steer us away from tasks that don't seem rewarding. Instead, they push us towards activities that offer more immediate benefits. This
Months of our lives are filled with steady brain activities. Call these Sustained Cognitive Activities (SCAs). They can tire us out mentally and affect how we move physically. A recent study found that long SCAs can make older people’s walking worse when they also think about something else, but is
Ever wondered how our brains handle numbers and space? Research usually looks at how our working memory (WM) helps us manage number sequences and judge sizes. But what about how the way we think about numbers long-term affects this? Imagine a mental number line (MNL), where small numbers are on the
