Small MRI studies have linked introversion with greater gray-matter volume or thickness in certain prefrontal regions involved in cognitive…
By Mind & Matter · Sep 4, 2026
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Compared with younger adults, older adults' language networks showed no detectable difference in how closely they matched a normative…
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 4, 2026
Sustained concentration eventually produces fatigue, and deliberate breaks can restore energy and attention
By Mind & Matter · Sep 4, 2026
France imports hundreds of millions of litres of Spanish wine each year despite producing oceans of its own
By Daniel Moran · Sep 3, 2026
Americans partly owe today’s tipping culture to Prohibition
By Daniel Moran · Sep 3, 2026
Appearances can be deceiving: the psychology of why we misjudge people in a tenth of a second
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 3, 2026
Facial symmetry was long considered an important ingredient of attractiveness—but a 2024 analysis of 1,550 faces across ten countries found…
By Mind & Matter · Sep 3, 2026
A 2025 study tracking more than 1,600 adults found that feeling optimistic and energised predicted stronger self-control one to six months…
By Mind & Matter · Sep 3, 2026
The brain’s adolescent-like wiring phase may continue until the early thirties
By Mind & Matter · Sep 2, 2026
A Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon survey of 319 knowledge workers found that the more confidence people placed in AI’s ability to…
By Mind & Matter · Sep 2, 2026
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Epictetus: "no man can rob us of our free will"
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 2, 2026
People who carry little regret share two habits: they decide by their values and forgive their own mistakes
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 2, 2026