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Young Versus Old: Who Performs More Consistently?
Tests on memory and perceptual speeds indicate that older adults display more consistent cognitive performance day to day compared with younger adults.
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Wait, Have I Been Here Before? The Curious Case of Déjà Vu
Smithsonian Magazine: Déjà vu is a rare occurrence, but you know it when you feel it. As you walk through a new city for the first time, something familiar clicks in your mind, giving you
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Distractions Can Help You Make Better Decisions
Inc: Distractions help you make better decisions, researchers say. According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, you may be better able to make a complex decision after a period of distraction than
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From Molecules to the Mind
How fitting that memory was the topic of this year’s presidential symposium, as APS looks back in celebration of its first 25 years. Fitting, too, because the theme echoed that of a symposium at the
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Aging Photographs and Cognitive Quilts
The Huffington Post: I am a Baby Boomer and a child of the ’60s, and for both those reasons I am keenly aware of my memory, and its failings. I’m not alone in this. For
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Clinical Psychological Science and Psychological Science. Blair E. Wisco, Denise M. Sloan, and Brian P. Marx Do cognitive emotion-regulation strategies influence the effectiveness of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?