Fernand Gobet

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…

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…

Inside Expertise

Inside Expertise: Science-based insights on the psychology of expert performance from Fernand Gobet, UoL and Morgan H. Ereku, Brunel University. Everybody knows what an expert is: it’s somebody like Tiger Woods and Michael…