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SSD Welcomes New Faculty for the 2023-24 Academic Year

Christina Brown Assistant Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics Christina Brown is a development economist studying labor and ...

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CNN - The ‘Mandela Effect’ describes the false memories many of us share. But why can’t scientists explain it? Asst. Prof. Wilma Bainbridge discusses her study on the Mandela Effect

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The Guardian - ‘I couldn’t believe the data’: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making; Prof. Boaz Keysar Article highlights the work of Prof. Boaz Keysar on the foreign language effect

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Talk Nerdy Podcast - 'Gestures w/ Susan Goldin-Meadow'; Audio: Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow joins the Talk Nerdy podcast to discuss her new book, "Thinking with Your Hands"

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USA TODAY - Make sure to stop and smell the roses. It just might boost your memory; Prof. Leslie Kay discusses how odor enrichment can influence cognitive degeneration

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Salon - An expert reveals the secret language of "Thinking With Your Hands"; Prof. Susan Goldin-Meadow discusses her new bok

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National Geographic - Nature really is good medicine. Science can explain why; Assoc. Prof. Marc Berman discusses attention retention theory, and how exposure to nature can relieve mental fatigue

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New research shows brain activity travels between a small number of states based on what we are thinking and paying attention to

The brain state optimal for focus depends on the task, according to a paper from the Cognition, Attention, and Brain Lab By Sarah Steimer Using ...

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Your Ability to Remember a Work of Art May Be Predictable

A new study from the Brain Bridge Lab used Art Institute of Chicago paintings and a neural network to predict naturalistic memory. By Sarah Steimer...

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Using a foreign language can reduce false memories, study shows

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. UChicago psychology study finds novel relationship bet...