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Working memory is a critical cognitive system that temporarily maintains and manipulates information for complex tasks such as reasoning, learning, and decision-making. It functions as an interface ...

This post was co-authored with Professor John Vervaeke 1. Thinking, Fast and Slow is one of the great books written on cognition and decision making. In a clear and accessible fashion, it made popular ...

Exposure to higher levels of light can help people feel more awake and increase cognitive performance, probably by influencing the activity of parts of a brain region called the hypothalamus, ...

In today’s fast-paced business world, CEOs and all C-suite professionals are required to make critical decisions daily—decisions that can define the future of their companies. The ability to think ...

Key points Dual processing is a major model in cognitive psychology, popularized by the book Thinking, Fast and Slow. The dual processes are sometimes called System 1 and System 2 and sometimes Type 1 ...