Stretchy sensor works for health and video games

Super stretchy and sensitive sensors could work to monitor health or even help control video games, researchers report.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~5 min

Crosswords top digital games in slowing memory loss

Crossword puzzles do a better job than digital brain games in slowing memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Duke University • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~6 min


Can masks affect cognitive performance?

Masks lowered the performance of chess players until they adjusted to wearing them, new research on cognitive performance shows.

U. Queensland • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~3 min

Ensuring AI works with the right dose of curiosity

Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 10, 2022 ~9 min

Game theory could boost access to EV charging stations

A new approach uses game theory to try to improve user access to electric vehicle charging stations, researchers report.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~4 min

Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations holds promise for helping people with treatment-resistant depression

In a new study, a single infusion of the antidepressant – along with repeated exposure to positive imagery – significantly reduced symptoms in depressed patients in a clinical trial.

Rebecca Price, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min

How 'GamerGate' led the gaming industry to embrace more diverse and caring values

The games industry is evolving with the changing values of its players.

Adam Jerrett, Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Does entitlement make you more likely to cheat? New research challenges popular psychology idea

People who have a strong sense of fairness are less likely to cheat.

Marta Mangiarulo, Teaching Fellow, Research Assistant, School of Psychology, University of Leicester • conversation
Aug. 16, 2022 ~7 min


‘Stray’ Cat Video Game Helps Real Cats

VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 5, 2022 ~4 min

Video games can change your brain for the better

Regular video game players have superior decision-making skills and enhanced brain activity in certain regions, researchers find.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
July 12, 2022 ~5 min

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