This research investigates how people strategically spread gossip by reasoning about social networks. Through laboratory experiments and real-world friendship networks, it shows that individuals balance social distance and popularity to maximize information spread while minimizing personal risk, revealing sophisticated cognitive mechanisms that support human communication and social intelligence.

This research demonstrates that moving visual stimuli can improve time perception to match the accuracy of auditory cues. Using a novel bouncing-ball experiment, it challenges the belief that hearing is always superior for judging time and offers new insights for assistive technologies, sports performance, human coordination, and cognitive psychology.

This research investigates how schools can reduce children's susceptibility to online misinformation. While content moderation and fact-checking have limitations, evidence suggests critical thinking education significantly improves children's ability to identify fake news. The project aims to develop school-based interventions that strengthen digital literacy and promote safer online behaviour.

This research investigates how the brain makes decisions under uncertainty by studying mice navigating reward-based mazes. Rather than relying on memorisation, mice continually update mental models through active exploration. These findings improve our understanding of anxiety disorders and may inspire more adaptive artificial intelligence systems.

This neuroscience study investigated why time sometimes feels longer than it really is. By replacing simple geometric shapes with animal images, the researcher tested whether arousal or novelty drives temporal dilation. Results supported the oddball effect, showing that stimulus change, rather than emotional significance, was the primary factor influencing perceived duration.

This research investigates how reliance on AI systems affects human cognition and reasoning. Using concepts from cognitive offloading, the study compares AI-assisted and independent problem solving, measuring verification behavior, reasoning depth, and decision confidence. The work explores whether increasingly capable AI tools may unintentionally reduce critical thinking and human expertise.

This research explores procrastination by examining how people relate to their future selves. Using guided mental imagery exercises, it aims to strengthen emotional connection with the future self. Improved connection may reduce procrastination, helping individuals make better decisions today to achieve long-term goals and enhance overall well-being.

Large unstructured lecture breaks often disrupt learning, causing distraction and poor recall. This research tests structured “consolidation pauses” where students spend 2–5 minutes reviewing material before break. Results show improved retention, better peer relationships, and up to a full letter-grade boost, demonstrating that small instructional changes markedly improve learning outcomes.