EXPLORE THE SCIENCE

cognitive flexibility

AddictionJuly 7, 2026

Alcohol Plus Stress Impaired Midlife Cognitive Flexibility in Mice

TL;DR: A 2026 mouse study in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research found that chronic intermittent ethanol plus repeated forced-swim stress left mice drinking more alcohol months later and impaired reversal learning in midlife, alongside locus coeruleus…

Read article

CognitionJune 14, 2026

Youth Mindfulness Programs Improved Executive Function in Meta-Analysis

TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis posted as a medRxiv preprint found that mindfulness-based programs were linked to a small improvement in executive function, meaning inhibition, working memory, and flexible thinking, across 13 youth trials. Ke…

Read article

Alcohol Plus Stress Impaired Midlife Cognitive Flexibility in Mice

Youth Mindfulness Programs Improved Executive Function in Meta-Analysis

The findings. The context. The caveats.