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• Why Some Kids Struggle with Math Even When They Try Hard

  15-02-2026 17:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyA new study has found that math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less likely to change their thinking after making mistakes during number comparison tasks. Similarly, brain imaging showed weaker activity in regions that help monitor errors and guide behavioral changes. The results suggest that math difficulties may not only be about understanding numbers but about detecting errors and trying...
  
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• Dementia Risk Reduced by 25% With Specific Type of Brain Exercise

  15-02-2026 17:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthResults from a randomized clinical trial reveal that a specific type of cognitive exercise can significantly reduce the risk of dementia. The study, which followed nearly 3,000 older adults for 20 years, found that with less than 24 hours of "speed of processing" training—exercises designed to sharpen visual attention and reaction time—people were 25% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia well into their 80s and 90s, compared to a...
  
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• Readers reply: can you acquire courage?

  15-02-2026 15:00
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders how to overcome fear and do what is neededThis week’s question: what would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars?Is it possible to acquire courage if you don’t have it? I was moved by the recent story of the Australian boy who swam to land for several hours in rough waters to raise the alarm that his mother and siblings had been swept out to sea. Despite his exhaustion, he then
  
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• ‘You think: Do I really need anyone?’ – the hidden burden of being a hyper-independent person

  15-02-2026 06:00
  Self-reliance is often encouraged over asking others for help in the modern world. But doing everything yourself can be a sign that you are scared of intimacyWhen a relative was seriously ill and in intensive care for more than a month, Cianne Jones stepped in. “I took it upon myself to be that person in the hospital every single day – chasing doctors, taking notes, making sure I understood why they were doing things.” It was so stressful, she says, that at one point her hair s
  
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