Month: November 2023

1 in 6 Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder

Over 1 in 6 Americans, adults and teens alike, suffered a substance use disorder in 2022, new government data released Monday shows. In the survey, alcohol and drug abuse involved roughly the same numbers of people: About 30 million had an alcohol use disorder, while 27… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on November 14, 2023

Low-Fat Diets Battle Fatigue in People With MS

Researchers have found a remedy for the debilitating fatigue faced by many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): A low-fat diet. “The results reinforced what we had seen before,” said study leader Dr. Vijayshree Yadav, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Oregon… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on November 14, 2023

Following Affirmative and Negated Rules

Abstract Rules are often stated in a negated manner (“no trespassing”) rather than in an affirmative manner (“stay in your lane”). Here, we build on classic research on negation processing and, using a finger-tracking design on a touchscreen, we show that following negated rather than affirmative rules is harder as indicated by multiple performance measures. […]

Published on November 13, 2023