Scientists have known for a long time that pilots using a flight simulator exhibit a downward curve when it comes to performances the older they get. However, a new study uncovered that a specific variant of the BDNF gene causes performances to decrease faster than normal.
The gene, whose full name is the brain-der... |
26 October 2011
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A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, says that paying too much attention to what you are doing can sometimes prevent you from performing at optimal levels in that particular task. What this implies is that, at times, too much attention can indeed be detrimental to performance... |
24 October 2011
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In a new study of the reasons that may ultimately hinder children's abilities to achieve even basic math proficiency, experts have determined that some kids simply lack an intuitive grasp of the whole concept of working with numbers. When adding this to the fact that mathematics are hard to learn and practice ev... |
20 June 2011
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A team of Canadian scientists proposes in a new study that prolonged warm-up sessions can easily hinder performances in athletic competitions, even for the best athletes around. The experts suggest that short- or medium-duration warm-up sessions lead to better results. The investigation was led by Elias Tomaras, who ... |
1 June 2011
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The conclusions of a new scientific study indicate that self-talk is indeed an effective method in improving personal performances, both on and off the battlefield. This has been proposed for some time now, but scientific evidence to this have been lacking. The team that carried out the new research says that it anal... |
26 May 2011
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Over the past couple of decades, more and more cases of school-based violence, abuse between children, and violent confrontations have surfaced in the media, making many people fear for the safety of their young ones. Cases of bullying have also spiraled out of control, and diversified in their forms, and it would ap... |
9 March 2010
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Experts at the University of Granada, in Spain, have recently broken the main line of thought concerning the top performances achievable by a climber. The team, which worked with 16 high-level climbers, says that no other factors influence the performance level of an athlete more than his or her own level of exhausti... |
8 January 2010
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