Episode 13 – Critical Thinking
In this episode, one of our new hosts, Appey discusses critical thinking with PhD student Yiovi Derpsch. They discuss how critical thinking can be transferred or applied to any discipline…
Cognitive Psychology
Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee?
What makes humans special? What makes us different from animals? “Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee?” is Ben Ambridge’s entertaining, illuminating new book that has a surprising answer. Really,…
Can you train your way to a smarter brain?
Experts such as chess masters and professional musicians possess superior cognitive ability compared to the general population. As such, some researchers have proposed that playing chess or learning music is an effective…
Art as an early indicator for neurological deterioration
One of Liverpool University’s top psychologists, Dr Alex Forsythe, has recently published a fascinating article that will aid society’s battle with dementia. Dementia is reaching astonishing levels with approximately 850,000…
Where Do Brains Come From
Obviously the brains we have in our heads develop from conception to death but where do the brains we use for research come from? It is important for researches to…
The Doorway Effect
The doorway effect is that temporary memory lapse we experience when we forgot what we came for. Everyone experiences them and they are extremely annoying. Radvansky, Krawietz and Tamplin (2010)…
How Chess Helps You Academically
Chess is not a game that sounds appealing to everybody, however it may be worth trying to help enhance your academic ability. Professor Fernand Gobet (UoL) and doctoral student Giovanni…
A New Glimpse Into Working Memory
When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you’re about to dial, you’re engaging a critical brain system known as working memory. For the past several…