The traditional belief is that the event-related alpha response can solely be described in
terms of suppression or event-related desynchronization (ERD). Recent research, however …

The underrepresentation of women at the top of math-intensive fields is controversial, with
competing claims of biological and sociocultural causation. The authors develop a …

An improved understanding of how the brain allocates mental resources as a function of task
difficulty is critical for enhancing human performance. Functional near infrared spectroscopy …

It is often hypothesized that prior knowledge strongly predicts learning performance. It can
affect learning positively mediated through some processes and negatively mediated …

Wie passen Menschen und Berufe zusammen? Welches sind die wichtigsten
Voraussetzungen für beruflichen Erfolg? Weshalb hat die Intelligenz eine so große …

We review research on the neural efficiency hypothesis of intelligence, stating that brighter
individuals display lower (more efficient) brain activation while performing cognitive tasks …

Superior cognitive performance can be viewed from an intelligence perspective,
emphasising general properties of the human information processing system (such as …

Musicians exhibit enhanced perception of emotion in speech, although the biological
foundations for this advantage remain unconfirmed. In order to gain a better understanding …

Nearly half of all physicians and biologists are females, as are the majority of new
psychologists, veterinarians, and dentists, suggesting that women have achieved equality …

The novel wake-promoting agent modafinil has been in use for the treatment of several
sleep disorders for a few years and is now undergoing clinical trials for its use in the …