Can stress make you relax?

Can Other People Make You Less Creative?

This paper explains in layperson’s terms how an agent-based model was used to investigate the hypothesis that culture evolves more effectively when novelty-generating creative processes are tempered by imitation processes that preserve proven successful ideas. Using EVOC, an agent-based model of cultural evolution we found that (1) the optimal ratio of inventing to imitating ranged from 1:1 to ...

Yes, you can make a difference.

You get what you inspect, not what you expect: can we make the transseptal puncture safer?

Progress in the field of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has resulted in a renaissance of the technique of transseptal (TS) catheterization. Conventionally, the procedure is performed under fluoroscopic guidance and pressure monitoring. In experienced hands, various modifications of this method have a reasonable safety profile. However, serious complications such as cardiac tamponade ...

Doing an intercalated BSc can make you a better doctor.

Two British medical students embarked on BSc degrees in anatomy and psychology with the aim of pursuing a side interest and gaining a taste of research. They achieved these intended aims as well as a significant unanticipated spinoff: they now ‘fully understand’ evidence-based medicine – and furthermore, they are keen and confident to apply its principles in their clinical training and beyond. ...

Can sign language make you better at hand processing?

The languages developed by deaf communities are unique for using visual signs produced by the hand. In the present study, we explored the cognitive effects of employing the hand as articulator. We focused on the arbitrariness of the form-meaning relationship-a fundamental feature of natural languages-and asked whether sign languages change the processing of arbitrary non-linguistic stimulus-res...