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Imagine you’re playing a game where you can only use a limited number of moves to solve a puzzle. Now, picture a situation where you have constrained decision-making abilities, but still manage to make rational choices. That’s exactly what researchers in cognitive science have been exploring. Their recent study delves into the concept of bounded […]
Imagine searching for buried treasure on a deserted island. You have a map with clues, and you navigate the island’s rough terrain to uncover the riches. In a similar way, scientists conducted a study to explore how our minds search for words using a technique called priming. They found that when participants were primed with […]
IntroductionAging is in general associated with a decline in cognitive functions. Looking more closely, there is a huge heterogeneity in the extent of cognitive (dys-)abilities in the aged population. It ranges from the population of resistant, resilient, cognitively unimpaired individuals to patients with severe forms of dementias. Besides the known genetic, environmental and life style […]
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