Cognitive Aging

Interview with Jennifer Coane about the memorability of tweets

Jennifer Coane and I chatted about how her life as an academic has changed as a result of COVID-19, her recent paper with Kimberly Bourne, Sarah Boland, and Grace Arnold (pictured below) published in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, and what the results of that research may mean during these challenging times. The paper is called “Reading […]

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The early shining bird flies longer: Career development determines NBA players’ performance decline

Even beautiful minds take time to develop and mature. There is evidence that even an alleged child prodigy such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who started composing at age 5, required 10 years of practice to produce an outstanding piece of creativity. Alas, even beautiful minds will eventually turn from productivity to retirement, and no matter […]

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When holistic isn’t a whole lot better: Eye-movements during face recognition reveal cognitive decline

There are certain truths in life that we may find difficult to accept. Some of these truths include admitting when we’re wrong, admitting when we’ve been beaten, and if you’re anything like me, admitting when you’ve gained a couple of pounds around the midsection (you know the ones that have inspired our New Year’s resolution […]

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When actions have consequences you’ll know right from left more readily

When a person “doesn’t know right from left”, they are metaphorically confused, or unable to navigate the world. In the non-metaphorical meaning of the phrase, we’re talking about a person whose concepts of right and left are somehow undeveloped – and telling left from right is an ability that we definitely need in order to […]

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