Your smartphone can be distracting even if you don’t answer those
calls or texts. Testing found that simply hearing a ring or feeling the
phone vibrate is similar to the distraction of actually talking or
sending text messages. Notifications alone were enough to significantly
disrupt performance on attention-demanding tasks. Source Link
Like
the jocks in the weight room, the band nerds might be bulking-up too,
but with a different kind of muscle. A study found that music training
improves the brain’s ability to use hearing and language skills. That
can help teens do better in school because improving those skills makes
it easier to learn. Source Link
That
daily cup of Joe could make for better memories in your golden years. A
study found that coffee drinkers were less likely to suffer the mild
impairment that’s the first step toward dementia. But there’s a limit to
the good news because only those who drank one or two cups of coffee a
day got the benefit. Source Link
