PhysOrg.com Search - cognitive dissonance

Jul 15, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jeff Stone, who has studied the issue of hypocrisy, says that people may feel compelled to change their behaviors when they realize that they became active advocates in their personal change. ...

Quantum Theory May Explain Wishful Thinking

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Apr 14, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (47) | 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans don’t always make the most rational decisions. As studies have shown, even when logic and reasoning point in one direction, sometimes we chose the opposite route, motivated by personal ...

How scientists think: Fostering creativity in problem solving

Sep 21, 2009 | 2.1 / 5 (9) | 4

Profound discoveries and insights on the frontiers of science do not burst out of thin air but often arise from incremental processes of weaving together analogies, images, and simulations in a constrained fashion. In cutting-edge ...

Researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation

Oct 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment due to sleep deprivation. ...

Researchers Explore Diabetes, Gene and Cognitive Performance Relationship

Oct 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maine researchers studying cardiovascular risk factors that influence cognitive performance have discovered that diabetics who carry a particular genotype — one or more of the ApoE-e4 alleles ...

Language of music really is universal, study finds

Mar 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 4

Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, according to a new report published online on March 19th in Current Biology. The re ...

Impaired kidney function linked to cognitive decline in elderly

Sep 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new study published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that impaired kidney function is a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age.

Reduced muscle strength associated with risk for Alzheimer's

Nov 09, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology.

Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...

Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients (w/ Podcast)

Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...

Does modernization affect children's cognitive development?

Nov 13, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Societal and technological changes have taken place at a dizzying pace over recent decades. A new cross-cultural study aimed to determine whether these dramatic changes have had an effect on the thinking skills that are learned ...

Does diabetes speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?

Oct 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. -Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's ...

Supplementing babies' formula with DHA boosts cognitive development

Medicine & Health / Health

Sep 15, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Research has shown that children who were breast fed as infants have superior cognitive skills compared to those fed infant formula, and it's thought that this is due to an essential fatty acid in breast milk called docosahexaenoic ...

Is There a 'Mozart Effect'? Ask a Neuroscientist and a Musicologist

Sep 04, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (14) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neuroscientists and musicians have learned that looking at the brain on music can yield valuable insights into how the mind works. Yet, University of Arkansas music theorist Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis cautions ...

Researchers find phone assessment effective for evaluating cognition in the elderly