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Why do we sometimes spend too much time on seemingly impossible-to-solve tasks instead of just moving on? Masís et al. provide a new perspective on the speed–accuracy trade-off (SAT), showing that, although prolonging deliberation looks suboptimal in the short run, it is a long-term investment that helps organisms reach proficient performance more rapidly. Read Full […]
Imagine you’re baking a cake and you notice one ingredient is off. It might not ruin the entire cake, but it affects the overall taste. In a similar way, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is caused by a buildup of toxic proteins that eventually leads to dementia. But what if we could catch these early signs of […]
Imagine your brain as a highway system, with axons as the roads connecting different regions. Just like how road maintenance ensures smooth traffic flow, the brain has its own maintenance crew to keep the axons in good shape. Unfortunately, with age, this crew starts slacking off and the axons become less efficient, leading to cognitive […]
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