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Wintertime, and the thinking is easy
December 16, 1999Although people tend to be more depressed in winter, there is some evidence that their thinking skills may actually improve during the cold, dark months - according to new research by Tim Brennen, reported today, Tuesday 21 December, at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education.
Dr. Brennen of Tromso University in Norway was interested in whether well-known seasonal mood swings were accompanied by corresponding shifts in memory and attention. He tested 100 people - living in Norway at extreme latitudes - on a variety of mental tasks, and found that people's mental agility was no worse in winter than in summer. Indeed he found that performance on tests of reaction time, memory recall and confusability actually improved in winter.
Dr. Brennen argued that the widespread belief that people get groggier and more forgetful in the winter is clearly unfounded. His findings contradict some of the claims found in the literature on seasonal affective disorder.
British Psychological Society (BPS)
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