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Lack of physical engagement, productivity, and initiative—so-called “behavioral apathy”—is a common problem with significant impact, both personal and economic. Here, we investigate whether there might be a biological basis to such lack of motivation using a new effort and reward-based decision-making paradigm, combined with functional and diffusion-weighted imaging. We hypothesized that behavioral apathy in otherwise… Continuar lendo Individual Differences in Premotor Brain Systems Underlie Behavioral Apathy

Há um motivo neurológico para a apatia e a preguiça, de acordo com um estudo. Conexões ineficientes entre certas áreas do cérebro podem tornar difícil para algumas pessoas decidirem agir. Para compreender a base neurológica da apatia, neurologistas da Universidade de Oxford observaram a diferença entre os cérebros de jovens que pareciam estar motivados (com… Continuar lendo Um estudo explica porque algumas pessoas têm tanta preguiça

The gadgets are advancing—faster than the evidence in their favor. If there were a system or a product that could make you, say, 10% smarter, you’d buy it in a second, right? That’s been the promise of the “brain training” field, which has grown to a $1.3 billion market through products like Lumosity, a series… Continuar lendo It’s never too late to change your brain!!!