Four immediate priorities to flatten the mental distress curve

By The Conversation | June 22, 2020

The men­tal health cri­sis trig­gered by COVID-19 is esca­lat­ing rapid­ly. One exam­ple: When com­pared to a 2018 sur­vey, U.S. adults are now eight times more like­ly to meet the cri­te­ria for seri­ous men­tal dis­tress. One-third of Amer­i­cans report clin­i­cal­ly sig­nif­i­cant symp­toms of anx­i­ety or clin­i­cal depres­sion, accord­ing to a late May 2020 release of Census…

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Update: Know Thyself, Know How Your Brain Works

By SharpBrains | August 31, 2010

What is work­ing mem­o­ry, and why it mat­ters? Can we mul­ti-task as good as we seem to assume? What should we all know about how our brains work, and why? We hope you enjoy this August eNewslet­ter, fea­tur­ing six dis­tin­guished con­trib­u­tors who answer those ques­tions, and more. Please remem­ber that you can sub­scribe to receive this free…

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