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Study: Neuroscientists pinpoint the brain and performance impact of a (perceived) judgmental audience

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brain_scans_anxietyWhy your brain makes you slip up when anx­ious (Sci­ence Daily):

“As musi­cians, fig­ure skaters and any­one who takes a dri­ving test will know, the anx­i­ety of being watched can have a dis­as­trous effect on your performance…

In the new study, pub­lished in Sci­en­tif­ic Reports, par­tic­i­pants’ brain activ­i­ty was mon­i­tored while [Read more…] about Study: Neu­ro­sci­en­tists pin­point the brain and per­for­mance impact of a (per­ceived) judg­men­tal audience

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Play This Video Game and Call Me in the Morn­ing (KQED):

“The brain net­work that con­trols mul­ti­task­ing con­nects with net­works that con­trol mem­o­ry and atten­tion span. So by play­ing the game, some sci­en­tists believe you can improve cog­ni­tive skills, and by exten­sion, relieve a range of symp­toms asso­ci­at­ed with [Read more…] about Next: Is it a videogame, or an FDA-approved med­ical treatment?