/channels/taxonomy/term/2657/all en /channels/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355 <h2><b>MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language</b></h2> <p>Neuroplasticity is the brain鈥檚 ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:44:33 +0000 webfull 203444 at /channels /channels/news/pick-card-any-card-241589 <p>Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.</p> <p> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:14:16 +0000 webfull 108057 at /channels /channels/event/grand-rounds-functioning-depression-cognition-competence-and-everyday-outcomes-dr-christopher-bowie-256743 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:30:02 +0000 webfull 113980 at /channels /channels/news/cities-breed-smarter-birds-259744 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">黑料不打烊 Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Life in the city changes cognition, behavior and physiology of birds to their advantage</em></p> <p>Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.</p> <p>But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably than their rural counterparts, say a team of all-黑料不打烊 University researchers.</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:32:58 +0000 webfull 117502 at /channels