Scientific Analysis

How our Brain Slows Down the Effects of Aging

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914090317.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

 The research was about how our brain develops remarkable strategies to slow down the effects of aging

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

Many different subjects, older and younger.
 

3- Was there a control group?

 Yes

4- How were the subjects chosen?

 By their age

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

 They made the subjects categorize distinct shapes and colors.

6- How did the subjects react?
The younger people were able to categorize most distinct circles and colors easier than elderly people. This is because elderly people look more in depth to detail than younger people, which causes them to take longer to differentiate certain objects.


7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes, they acted how they had predicted.

Fantasy Play Can Lead to More Creative Thinking

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915085731.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

 The research was about how engaging in fantasy play could benefit creative thinking in children.

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

 70 kids ages 4-8

3- Was there a control group?

 No

4- How were the subjects chosen?

 They were chosen from the ages 4-8. The kids picked who were 4-8 were randomly chosen.

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

 They ran them through a series of fantasy and real life drawing and describing exercises.

6- How did the subjects react?

 The children who reported more fantastical play were also found to be more creative and think at a higher level.

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes. The experimenters predicted that played with more fantastical characteristics would be more creative and would have a higher intelligence.


Medicine for Bipolar Disease may be Linked to Genes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914134857.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?


 A new drug is being prescribed to people with bipolar disease based on the person’s genes.

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

 43

3- Was there a control group?

 Yes

4- How were the subjects chosen?

 The subjects were chosen based on the disease they had and by what genes that possessed.

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

 The experimenters gave the subjects the new drug that they are prescribing and the study the effects the medicine had on the different symptoms of the bipolar disease.

6- How did the subjects react?

 Subjects who had the Val/Val genotype found the medicine helped them and it decreased the negative side effects given off by the disease, the people with the genotype Met/Met remained the same and had bad negative side effects caused by the disease.

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes, medicine did what it was supposed to in the genotype the experimenters expected it to.


Learning to Control Your Brain Activity can Help with Traumatic Stress

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160912122608.htm

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

 Using auditory or visual signals can help you control your brain activity which can help deal with traumatic stress.

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

 40

3- Was there a control group?

 No

4- How were the subjects chosen?

 Randomly

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?

 They taught the subjects to regulate their brain activity by using visual and auditory signals.

6- How did the subjects react?

 They were able to improve the well being of their mind and they were able to improve stress levels which would give them a better life.

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

Yes, the experimenters were able to help control the subjects the way they thought they could.