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Can We Identify Future Leaders Before They Lead?

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Can We Identify Future Leaders Before They Lead? How Wharton Neuroscience, Korn Ferry, and Lazul.ai are uncovering the science behind tomorrow’s leaders Imagine a company that's not hiring just for today but for the future. Discover how Wharton Neuroscience, the Korn Ferry Institute, and Lazul.ai are uncovering the science behind...Read More

No Evidence That Testosterone Reduces Cognitive Empathy

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A comprehensive analysis led by Gideon Nave from the Wharton School challenges previous assumptions linking testosterone to reduced cognitive empathy, a trait impaired in autism, by conducting large-scale studies that found no causal relationship. This research contests the ‘extreme male brain’ hypothesis and encourages further investigation into autism’s origins without simplifying it to testosterone effects. Read More

Researchers Detect Brain Difference Between Fast and Slow Learners

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Researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Max Planck Institute are investigating the brain activation patterns that influence the speed of learning, comparing how cognitive control might slow down the learning process. Their study, published in Nature Neuroscience and led by Danielle Bassett and Evelyn Tang, explores how geometric patterns of ...Read More

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