Staying on task requires the ability to balance competing information streams. Cognitive scientists have studied this ability within the context of interference paradigms. These studies demonstrate ...

Cognitive interference occurs when the processing of one stimulus feature impedes the simultaneous processing of a second stimulus attribute. The prototypical interference task is the Stroop color ...

Words are powerful. Sometimes, they are overpowering. This is the point of the work of Professor J.R. Stroop and his famed experiments on words and colors. The simple summary of Stroop's work is that ...

A dysfunction found in some patients with cirrhosis is normally difficult to diagnose due to extremely subtle symptoms. But a free smartphone app could change that. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Elizabeth ...

Q: Why is the Stroop Effect important to psychology? A: The Stroop Effect is important to psychology as it explains the functioning of the brain and is useful to determine the presence of cognitive ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link There are all kinds of brainteasers that test our perception and swiftness of mind. The latest? A game created by UK-based lens retailer Lenstore ...

This is a modified/interactive version of one of the neuro-behavioral tests that the climbers will be taking en route to the summit to measure their mental abilities. To find out about this and other ...