Posts Tagged: cognition
Global study examines pregnancy and stress during COVID-19 pandemic
May 19, 2020
Pregnancies, at the best of times, are stressful. When the world is experiencing a global pandemic, human response to risk…
Despite social and employment benefits, bilingualism does not make you ‘smarter’
April 21, 2020
Being bilingual does not improve general mental ability, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers at…
New study shows menstrual cycles have no effect on cognitive benefits of exercise
November 5, 2019
The majority of exercise neuroscience studies (64 per cent) have not included female participants due to the frequently held belief…
World’s largest sleep study launches from Western’s Brain and Mind Institute
June 26, 2017
Renowned Western University neuroscientist Adrian Owen has launched the world’s largest sleep-and-cognition study to help researchers learn the effects on…