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Study Reveals Chimpanzees Exhibit Varying Nut-Cracking Skills Within Same Group
A new study has revealed significant variation in the nut-cracking abilities of chimpanzees within the same group, highlighting differences in their cognitive and motor skills. Researchers analysed 3,882 video-recorded attempts by wild chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea, to crack open oil palm nuts. The study found that some chimps were highly skilled, ...
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Cognition Labs’ AI Software Engineer Devin Launched for Subscribers
Cognition Labs released its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Devin on Tuesday. First announced in March, the AI tool can function as a software engineer and perform complex coding tasks such as writing code in different languages, building and deploying websites and apps, fixing bugs, code debugging, and more. The AI firm claimed that Devin wa...
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Mental Fatigue Linked to Heightened Cravings and Unhealthy Choices, Study Shows
A recent study published in PNAS Nexus finds that mental fatigue from cognitive tasks can increase cravings, leading to a stronger preference for unhealthy choices. Both rats and humans exposed to mentally demanding tasks showed heightened appeal for rewards, with rats consuming more drugs and humans craving salty snacks. Findings suggest that cogn...
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Devin, an AI-Powered Software Engineer Capable of Coding, Building Apps, More Unveiled by Cognition Labs
Devin, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that can function as a software engineer, was introduced by the AI startup Cognition Labs. The company has claimed that Devin has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from AI companies and has even completed real jobs on Upwork. The AI tool comes with its shell, a code editor, a...
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Best Nootropics: Top 3 Brain Supplements & Stacks
Nooceptin states their biohacking supplements may increase brain functionality, boost your memory, and help you take on high-level cognitive decline tasks such as multitasking.
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Phones, Smartwatches, Other Digital Devices Make You Smarter, Suggests Study
A new study conducted by UCL researchers has found that using smartphones, smartwatches and other digital devices can improve the memory skills of a person. For the test, the team developed a memory task for 158 volunteers aged between 18 and 71. It was found that using a digital device as external memory helps people to remember the information sa...
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Middle Age Stress May Shrink The Brain: Eat These Foods To Fight Stress
A study, reported in the journal Neurology, found that people with higher levels of cortisol -a hormone linked to stress - performed worse on memory and other cognitive tasks than peers of the same age with average cortisol levels.
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Stress In Middle-Age Can Impair Memory, Reduce Brain Size
The study found that people with higher levels of cortisol -- a hormone linked to stress -- performed worse on memory and other cognitive tasks than peers of the same age with average cortisol levels.
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Football Heading May Be Worse For Brain Than Collisions
Players who reported the most headings had the poorest performance on psychomotor speed and attention tasks, which are areas of functioning known to be affected by brain injury.
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How To Cope With Adult ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Dealing with adult ADHD can make simple tasks like paying bills, meeting work deadlines, or keeping up with friends and family seem overwhelming. But it doesn't need to take over your life. Read on to find out how you can cope with adult ADHD!
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Think Brain Games Will Make You Smarter? Probably Not
A new study found no evidence to prove that brain games increases one's overall cognitive abilities, thus raising speculations if these games are helpful at all.
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How a Touch Screen Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again
In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch screens.
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Take Up A Mentally Challenging Task To Stay Sharp
Taking up a new mental challenge such as digital photography or quilting may help you maintain cognitive vitality even in old age, suggests new research.
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Good News, Boss: Treadmill Desk Doesn't Affect Job Performance
Recent research says workers on treadmill desks perform cognitive tasks nearly as well as those at sitting desks despite the fact that they are walking in between.
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Tinnitus interferes with mental tasks
People who suffer from chronic, moderate tinnitus (or ringing in the ears) may have more trouble performing demanding cognitive tasks.
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Study Reveals Chimpanzees Exhibit Varying Nut-Cracking Skills Within Same Group
A new study has revealed significant variation in the nut-cracking abilities of chimpanzees within the same group, highlighting differences in their cognitive and motor skills. Researchers analysed 3,882 video-recorded attempts by wild chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea, to crack open oil palm nuts. The study found that some chimps were highly skilled, ...
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Cognition Labs’ AI Software Engineer Devin Launched for Subscribers
Cognition Labs released its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Devin on Tuesday. First announced in March, the AI tool can function as a software engineer and perform complex coding tasks such as writing code in different languages, building and deploying websites and apps, fixing bugs, code debugging, and more. The AI firm claimed that Devin wa...
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Mental Fatigue Linked to Heightened Cravings and Unhealthy Choices, Study Shows
A recent study published in PNAS Nexus finds that mental fatigue from cognitive tasks can increase cravings, leading to a stronger preference for unhealthy choices. Both rats and humans exposed to mentally demanding tasks showed heightened appeal for rewards, with rats consuming more drugs and humans craving salty snacks. Findings suggest that cogn...
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Devin, an AI-Powered Software Engineer Capable of Coding, Building Apps, More Unveiled by Cognition Labs
Devin, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that can function as a software engineer, was introduced by the AI startup Cognition Labs. The company has claimed that Devin has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from AI companies and has even completed real jobs on Upwork. The AI tool comes with its shell, a code editor, a...
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Best Nootropics: Top 3 Brain Supplements & Stacks
Nooceptin states their biohacking supplements may increase brain functionality, boost your memory, and help you take on high-level cognitive decline tasks such as multitasking.
-
Phones, Smartwatches, Other Digital Devices Make You Smarter, Suggests Study
A new study conducted by UCL researchers has found that using smartphones, smartwatches and other digital devices can improve the memory skills of a person. For the test, the team developed a memory task for 158 volunteers aged between 18 and 71. It was found that using a digital device as external memory helps people to remember the information sa...
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Middle Age Stress May Shrink The Brain: Eat These Foods To Fight Stress
A study, reported in the journal Neurology, found that people with higher levels of cortisol -a hormone linked to stress - performed worse on memory and other cognitive tasks than peers of the same age with average cortisol levels.
-
Stress In Middle-Age Can Impair Memory, Reduce Brain Size
The study found that people with higher levels of cortisol -- a hormone linked to stress -- performed worse on memory and other cognitive tasks than peers of the same age with average cortisol levels.
-
Football Heading May Be Worse For Brain Than Collisions
Players who reported the most headings had the poorest performance on psychomotor speed and attention tasks, which are areas of functioning known to be affected by brain injury.
-
How To Cope With Adult ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Dealing with adult ADHD can make simple tasks like paying bills, meeting work deadlines, or keeping up with friends and family seem overwhelming. But it doesn't need to take over your life. Read on to find out how you can cope with adult ADHD!
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Think Brain Games Will Make You Smarter? Probably Not
A new study found no evidence to prove that brain games increases one's overall cognitive abilities, thus raising speculations if these games are helpful at all.
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How a Touch Screen Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again
In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch screens.
-
Take Up A Mentally Challenging Task To Stay Sharp
Taking up a new mental challenge such as digital photography or quilting may help you maintain cognitive vitality even in old age, suggests new research.
-
Good News, Boss: Treadmill Desk Doesn't Affect Job Performance
Recent research says workers on treadmill desks perform cognitive tasks nearly as well as those at sitting desks despite the fact that they are walking in between.
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Tinnitus interferes with mental tasks
People who suffer from chronic, moderate tinnitus (or ringing in the ears) may have more trouble performing demanding cognitive tasks.
