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This study provides important evidence that negative affect is associated with slower cognitive processing in daily life, with findings replicated across three independent samples and supported by ...
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I started out this week intending to update a column I wrote a couple of years ago, one aimed at helping our less “in the mix” readers better connect with ...
Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.
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