by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Attention deficit disorders, MEDICALXPRESS, Psychology & Psychiatry
Throughout their everyday life, most people engage in many activities that require varying degrees of attention. As they take part in these activities, the brain processes the sensory information it receives from their surroundings, creating representations that guide...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Health, MEDICALXPRESS, Psychology & Psychiatry
Over the past few decades, some studies have raised important questions about the psychological implications of the excessive use of smartphones and other portable devices. Findings suggest that people who use smartphones too much can progressively develop cognitive...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
For many years, physics studies focused on two main types of magnetism, namely ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. The first type entails the alignment of electron spins in the same direction, while the latter entails the alignment of electron spins in alternating,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Hi Tech & Innovation, TECHXPLORE
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials could enable the development of smaller yet highly performing electronic components, thus contributing to the advancement of a variety of devices. While significant strides have been made in the synthesis of 2D...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 2, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Pediatrics, Psychology & Psychiatry
To understand complex objects, humans are known to mentally transform them and represent them as a combination of simpler elements. This ability, known as compositionality, was so far assumed to require fluency in language, thus emerging in childhood after humans have...