Hi Everyone, Thought this might be an interesting read; Draganich and Erdal (2014) suggest that the knowledge of sleep quality, can result in a placebo affect on your state of mind and cognition. http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/its-the-thought-that-counts-with-sleep-20140129-31mv3.html Abstract only- http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2014-01016-001/
Month: January 2014
Melbourne Social Neuroscience Symposium
Hi all, Not sure if this is the place to do it, but I just thought I’d bring to the attention of the group that there is a free (two day) symposium at Melbourne Uni in early March. Brief overview…
Now recruiting participants!!
Hi all, I am now recruiting participants for the first study of my thesis. I am looking for anyone between the ages of 18-30 to participate in a focus group to discuss general topics around what makes young adults vulnerable…
Messaging and privacy
Apparently I have been living under a rock and missed learning about the many different options for messaging in a smartphone world. So while I use Skype rarely and Facebook chat a bit more often, I am still mostly an…
“Facebook could fade out like a disease”
Facebook to fade like a disease – from the ABC Website. Apparently some researchers have modelled the decline of Facebook and predicted that by 2017 it will have only 20% of its user base (although I doubt that their model…
The R programming language
As a follow up to this week’s meeting, the R programming language is a free statistical programing/data analysis language. You can download the latest version for free from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) http://cran.r-project.org/ To get R on…
Video explaining the cognitive benefits of video games
I’m often very skeptical about this kind of video, as they are notorious for exaggerating claims and poor fact-checking. However, I thought this may be worth a link. It doesn’t give all its sources, which is a bit dubious.…
Presentation on Switch Costs and Multitasking
Christina’s presentation can be found below. Presentation on Switch Costs and Multitasking