By Lumos Labs Science Associate, Paul Li, MS Neuroscience.
Different languages are represented differently across the brain. This is especially true for languages that are very dissimilar, such as English and Chinese. English is learned from pronouncing its 26-letter alphabet, whereas to learn the Chinese language, one needs to memorize thousands of characters in order to […]
As I mentioned in Neuroscience Conference 2007, we recently presented evidence that the Lumosity application is not only an effective way to improve cognition, but it is also a useful platform for conducting basic research. The following is an abridged version of the “lay language summary” the Society for Neuroscience asked us to provide for […]
Elizabeth Buchen, neuroscientist, science writer and advisor to Lumos Labs, explains human attention in engrossing eloquence. Visit Madam Fathom to read more about the biological basis of mind.
The world offers an awesome, indescribably magnificent profusion of sensory riches. For our meager mortal brains, however, trying to process this deluge of information is akin to taking […]
The oldest child in a family tends to have a higher IQ than their siblings. While this difference is not huge (about 3 IQ points) and is not true in every case, it brings up interesting questions about what causes the difference. Is the first-born exposed to a more favorable chemical environment in utero? Or […]
Several years ago, researchers were testing the cognitive abilities of a group of college students and senior citizens. During their initial data collection, most of which was done at night, they found that the college students significantly out-performed the seniors.
Then they started testing the groups at 8am. Suddenly the college students were doing worse, and […]