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Stephanie Wong at Flinders University and Hannah Keage at the University of South Australia explore whether we really ‘lose our filter’ as we age….
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Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics postdoctoral research fellow Daphne Martschenko takes a close look at IQ tests — their history, their validity and their…
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Neuroimmunology researcher Eleftheria Kodosaki at Cardiff University discusses new research in mice that links Alzheimer’s disease with circadian rhythm. A good night’s sleep has…
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Robert Jacobs, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, takes a closer look at why memory slips can actually be…
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Research assistant Arnaud Francioni, and associate professors Melissa Park and Patricia Belchior, at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy of McGill University, along…