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| Brain function boosted by daily physical activity in middle-aged, older adults Posted: 31 Jan 2022 01:42 PM PST A new study finds brain function boosted by daily exercise in middle-aged and older adults. |
| The two types of climate coping and what they mean for your health Posted: 31 Jan 2022 12:32 PM PST When it comes to coping with climate change, there may be two types of people: those who take action to try to improve the environment and those who don't bother because they don't believe their actions will make a difference. Knowing who's who could help policymakers communicate more effectively about environmental issues, new research suggests. |
| Depression and anxiety spiked in pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic, research shows Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:04 AM PST The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in depression and anxiety in expectant mums, a new study has revealed. There was an increase in reported depression rates of 30 per cent from pre-pandemic levels, from 17 per cent to 47 per cent -- with anxiety rates also jumping up 37 per cent in expecting mothers to 60 per cent. |
| To keep or not to keep those New Year’s resolutions? Posted: 31 Jan 2022 05:38 AM PST New research suggests that people may not always want help with sticking to their New Year's resolutions. Individuals often make resolutions in January to maintain healthy lifestyle regimes - for example to eat better or exercise more often - then fail to keep them. Behavioural scientists frequently interpret such behaviour as evidence of a conflict between two 'selves' of a person -- a Planner (in charge of self-control) and a Doer (who responds spontaneously to the temptations of the moment). A team of researchers from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Warwick, Cardiff and Lancaster in the UK and Passau in Germany investigated how far people identify with their Planners and their Doers. |
| Learning to enjoy cognitive effort Posted: 27 Jan 2022 07:42 AM PST People like to take the path of least resistance when it comes to cognitive effort -- a common assumption in cognitive psychology. Researchers have now come to a different conclusion: once people receive a reward for their effort investment, they later choose challenging tasks even if they no longer receive a reward. |
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