Cognitive Ability & Plasticity Lab

The Psychology of Counter-Strike, video, The University of Sheffield
Counter-Strike players faster at decision-making, study shows, The University of Sheffield Press Release, featured in Console Classics, dust2.in, Hidoc, Dr., Life Technology, Mediwise Supplies, The Medical Xpress, Mirage News, MSN, The Star, XDA Developers, and others
Marketing Sheffield Partnership: Conference Success, WithUS, University of Sheffield
Mechanisms of Cognitive Training and Transfer: Capacity and Efficiency, online talk at the Cognitive Training Webinar Series hosted by the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute of Aging (NIA), with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH), United States (watch the recording here)
Study questions effectiveness of brain stimulation for memory enhancement, The University of Sheffield Press Release, featured in The Medical Xpress, Knowridge, and others
Mechanisms of Cognitive Training and Transfer Effects: Capacity and Efficiency, online talk at the One World Cognitive Psychology Seminar Series of the Psychonomic Society (watch the recording here)
FAIR case studies: good practice on FAIR data and software, University of Sheffield
Group activities may help treat depression and improve cognitive function in dementia patients, The Alzheimer's Site
What an enormous global study can tell us about feeling better during the pandemic, Vox
Social interaction can help fight depression in people with dementia, The University of Sheffield Press Release, featured in The Star, Mirage, Medical Xpress, Florida News Times, About Manchester, and others
Toby Foster at Breakfast: Social interaction can help fight depression in people with dementia, BBC Radio Sheffield
Where is your mind: Who is mind wandering in class and what does this mean for learning?, Psychonomic Society Featured Content
The challenges of running social science experiments from home - and 14 tools that can help, SAGE Ocean Blog
Five countries to collaborate on latest Open Research Area call, WiredGov
How to think yourself smart, How It Works
A fresh approach to evaluating working memory training, Learning & the Brain
Episode 31: Is ego depletion real?, Two Psychologists Four Beers (Podcast)
What is working memory training, and what makes it work?, cogbites
Assigning authorship for research papers can be tricky. These approaches can help, Science
Can cognitive training really make us smarter?, Blog on Learning & Development (BOLD)
Brain training: Memory games, Nature Outlook
New research from the United States has changed what we know about the power of self-control, ABC News
Debate rages over whether speaking a second language improves cognition, Scientific American
Researchers wrestle with co-authorship, Nature

Demenz und Depressionen: Interaktion mit anderen Menschen hilft, Aponet.de
Gehirndoping: Wie wir schlauer werden, Einstein, Schweizer Fernsehen SRF
Wissenswertes: "Das Training führt nicht zu einer generellen Leistungssteigerung", Schweizerischer Verein für Gedächtnistraining Bulletin
Das sagt die Expertin: "Der Alltag ist das beste Training", Schweizer Illustrierte
Helleres Oberstübchen, UZH Magazin
Stimulieren statt Studieren - Gehirnjogging, ManagerSeminare
Intelligenz – bitte mehr davon, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Hochschulanzeiger
Intelligenter durch Computerspiele? Psychoscope
Hirntraining mit Bedacht, Gehirn und Geist
Kann ich mich schlau trainieren? UZH News