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Dopamine menus: can small pleasures help us get unstuck?
Great apes: what we know about their cognition, cooperation and curiosity after two decades of research
The hidden assumptions that leave nurses exposed to sexual harassment
Fast-tracking Three-year-old Preschool Rollout
How megalomaniac leaders establish their grip on a group – and they how they lose it
Knowledge Of World Drives Innovation
Medicare Mental Health Check In Launches Self-guided Service
Education contributions recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Talking about trauma doesn’t always help. Brain scans show one reason why
New test to diagnose concussion in older people
$67.7 million for research into dementia and healthy ageing and to support our emerging researchers
In Sea Of Hype, Here Are AI ‘nothingburgers’
Largest study of “baby brain” reveals that new parents are as astute as non-parents
Early childhood educators change how they speak to toddlers depending on gender
Why 40 per cent of people are avoiding the news, according to a psychologist
Researchers Point To Benefits Of Nose Breathing
Australian soldier completes elite jungle training
Monash study links irregular blood pressure patterns to poorer brain health
PolyU launches AI-enhanced gamified auditory-cognitive training system in local communities, providing innovative homecare solutions for underprivileged older adults with hearing loss
What should ‘foundational supports’ look like for people ineligible for the NDIS?
Assessment and exposure treatment for patients with persistent physical symptoms in primary care
Can engaging in the arts slow ageing, as a recent study suggested?
Improving assessment of persistent physical symptoms in primary care
The plum Chris Hemsworth backed just broke the internet
Gaming Monkeys’ Curiosity
Blood biomarkers could detect earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease – and slow its progression
How you map numbers in your mind isn’t universal, even among people who read the same language
Supported decision-making for adults with disability and older people in NSW
Study Finds Key Traits Of Condom ‘stealthers’
Short exposures to common air pollutants shown to have distinct impacts on lung function and brain activity
Dopamine Deficiency Found to Drive Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease
Free books for babies as Libraries launch new initiative – Wollongong
Research uncovers striking sex‑based differences in Parkinson’s disease
Most people don’t know what they don’t know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner
Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing
Why some of the most successful startup founders are ‘a bit toxic’
Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?
Learner spotlight: Vivian’s path to rights based mental health advocacy
How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation
Pet loss is difficult for people – what about for other pets?
ARLC Implements Past Player Health Screening Service
Two new services transforming mental healthcare in Kempsey
Hair samples from historical composers meet modern genetics
Mandatory minimums a pathway to despair, not deterrence
AI Matches Human Teachers: HKUST Study Finds a Brief Pre-Lecture Chat Boosts Students’ Brain Synchrony and Learning Outcomes
Man charged following investigation into alleged sexual assault – Ballina
Esports book set to change the game
Improving memory health to reduce the risk of dementia later in life