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A large-scale study of academic specialization and sex effects on Corsi block performance
Frontiers in Education. 2025. Vol. 10. Article 1639086.
Malykh S., Anna Pavlova, Malykh A., Adamovich T., Tikhomirova T.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sex, educational specialization (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) vs. non-STEM), and performance on the Corsi block-tapping task (CBT). Behavioral outcomes included the total number of correct responses, mean reaction time (RT), and mean RT for correct responses. The sample comprised 5,455 first-year Russian university students (mean age = 18.5; 62% female). Data were analyzed using rank-based analysis of variance (ANOVA) and hierarchical linear regression models. On average, male students outperformed female students in terms of both accuracy and response speed, while STEM students achieved higher scores than non-STEM students but did not differ in RT. Notably, sex differences in the number of correct responses disappeared within educational groups, whereas sex differences in RT persisted among educational groups, regardless of educational specialization. Regression analysis revealed that mean RT (correct responses), age, sex, and educational specialization collectively explained approximately 20% of the variance in performance accuracy. The predictive contribution of educational specialization exceeded that of sex, while the interaction between these variables was not significant. These findings suggest that, while both educational specialization and sex contribute to individual differences in visuospatial working memory performance, educational specialization emerges as a slightly more influential predictor of accuracy than sex, particularly in the number of correct responses. In contrast, reaction time appears to be more consistently associated with sex-related differences, irrespective of educational specialization. The results highlight the importance of considering both cognitive and contextual factors in the assessment of spatial working memory.
Iskakova B., Kosaretsky S., Zair-Bek S. I. et al., Journal of Economic Sociology 2026 Vol. 27 No. 3 P. 99–128
The issue of urban-rural inequality is recognised as one of the most pressing and unresolved challenges, particularly in post-Soviet countries. This article examines territorial inequality in educational outcomes across seven post-Soviet countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Moldova, Georgia, and Kazakhstan. The study analyses how students’ PISA test scores vary by urban–rural location and investigates whether ...
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Trofimov V., Obukhov A., Исследователь/Researcher 2025 Т. 51-52 № 3-4 С. 144–152
The article is devoted to the analysis of the environmental education practices, implemented at protected areas (PAs) in the Republic of Buryatia. The material was prepared following an expedition within the HSE University “Rediscovering Russia” project. Based on interviews with staff of nature reserves and national parks, the key principles of their work are identified: ...
Added: June 1, 2026
СПб.: Международный институт развития когнитивно-поведенческой терапии, 2026.
This collection of scientific articles addresses current issues and modern developments in cognitive-behavioral therapy in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, coaching, and related fields. ...
Added: May 31, 2026
Vorchik A., / SSRN. Серия Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026.
This work is devoted to a theoretical explanation of the Easterlin paradox, according to which long-term economic growth does not make average level of people's happiness increasing. By happiness, we mean the intensity of emotions people experience while comparing their new income with its expected value, or the target income with its original value. In the first case, ...
Added: May 31, 2026
Н. Новгород: Нижегородский государственный технический университет им. Р.Е. Алексеева, 2026.
Материалы конференции систематизированы по следующим направлениям: реформирование системы образования, качественные и содержательные стороны образовательного процесса; фундаментальная подготовка студентов: проблемы и перспективы; актуальные проблемы изучения иностранного языка в техническом вузе. ...
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М.: ООО «Адвансед солюшнз», 2026.
Данный выпуск сборника студенческих статей .Восточная перспектива. включает в себя статьи победителей и призеров XI Международной научной студенческой конференции "Восточная перспектива", состоявшейся 18 мая 2024 года. В 2024 году на конференцию было подано 115 заявок, офлайн и онлайн в конференции приняли участие докладчики и слушатели из различных вузов России и ближнего и дальнего Зарубежья. ...
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М.: ООО «Адвансед солюшнз», 2026.
Данный выпуск сборника студенческих статей «Восточная перспектива» включает в себя статьи победителей и призеров X Международной научной студенческой конференции «Восточная перспектива», состоявшейся 15 апреля 2023 года. Юбилейная конференция стала знаковым событием для студентов различных подразделений НИУ ВШЭ и других вузов России, занимающихся подготовкой востоковедческих кадров. ...
Added: May 29, 2026
Ван Г., Торопова А. В., Музыкальное искусство и образование 2025 Т. 13 № 4 С. 73–91
Contemporary vocal pedagogy faces a complex set of methodological challenges that encompass not only the search for ways to improve technical vocal skills for the realization of artistic vision, but also the development of self-control and self-regulation in future singers, as well as the entire creative process. A successful artist cannot function without the ability ...
Added: May 29, 2026
Kazantseva A. V., A.V. Toropova, Khusnutdinova E. K. et al., ВАВИЛОВСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ ГЕНЕТИКИ И СЕЛЕКЦИИ, Федеральный исследовательский центр Институт цитологии и генетики Сибирского отделения Российской академии наук» (ИЦиГ СО РАН) (Новосибирск) 2025 Vol. 30 No. 3 P. 470–481
The development of musical abilities, including absolute pitch, musical memory, rhythm sense, and musicality, at a high degree is determined by a hereditary component (up to 68 %). The studies implementing a genome-wide linkage and association approach to musical aptitude have revealed more than 100 genetic loci. This spectrum is comprised of the genes encoding ...
Added: May 29, 2026
Давидович А. С., Shestakova A., Arzumanyan N. et al., Frontiers in Psychology 2026 Vol. 17 - 2026 P. 1–18
Background:
Delay discounting refers to the tendency to choose sooner, smaller rewards over larger, later rewards. Many previous studies link this tendency positively to reward sensitivity, yet the specific mechanisms behind this association remain poorly understood. Reward sensitivity may relate to delay discounting through at least three possible pathways: increased sensitivity to reward size, increased sensitivity ...
Added: May 27, 2026
Kolachev N., Kovaleva G., Behavior Genetics 2026
Functional literacy—the ability to apply reading, mathematical, and scientific knowledge in authentic contexts as operationalized by the PISA framework—is a key predictor of educational attainment, labour-market outcomes, and economic growth. Despite extensive behavioral-genetic research on cognitive ability, the heritability of competency-based literacy measures remains largely unexamined, particularly outside Western populations. The present study addresses this ...
Added: May 26, 2026
Helen Selorm Wohoyie, Anikin V. A., Tomsk State University Journal of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science 2026 Vol. 90 P. 204–211
Menstrual health serves as a critical litmus test for state intervention in contexts where women’s bodily experiences are historically shaped by stigma, cultural taboos, and structural violence. Drawing on Joseph Gusfield’s theory of social problems, this review traces the moral passage of menstruation in Ghana (1992–2025) from a privately managed, stigmatized phenomenon to a matter ...
Added: May 26, 2026
Dorri Sedeh S., Kosonogov V., Kerimova N. et al., Frontiers in Psychology 2026 Vol. 17 Article 1710257
Introduction:
As cities continue to grow, access to natural environments is becoming more limited, contributing to increased stress levels in urban populations. Panoramic 360° videos provide a creative and scalable means of simulating natural environments, potentially reducing stress in city residents under controlled settings. Here, we examined whether short immersive experiences in different urban environments support ...
Added: May 25, 2026
Kochetkova E., Kostanian D., Martynova O. et al., Brain Topography 2026 Vol. 39 No. 4 Article 51
Letter recognition is assumed to involve several levels of analysis, including coarse tuning for category and novelty and more fine tuning for specific features, related to letter orientation. We employed an oddball fast periodic visual stimulation (FPVS) paradigm with magnetoencephalography (Elekta VectorView, 306 sensors) to study neural discrimination responses in the source space. Using contrasts ...
Added: May 24, 2026
Zaikin A., Sviridov I., Sosedka A. et al., Technologies 2026 Vol. 14 No. 2 Article 84
High-dimensional tabular data are common in biomedical and clinical research, yet conventional machine learning methods often struggle in such settings due to data scarcity, feature redundancy, and limited generalization. In this study, we systematically evaluate Synolitic Graph Neural Networks (SGNNs), a framework that transforms high-dimensional samples into sample-specific graphs by training ensembles of low-dimensional pairwise ...
Added: May 23, 2026
Alenina E., Kristina Terenteva, Kosonogov V., Behavioral Sciences 2026 Vol. 16 No. 5 Article 806
Anxiety is a multidimensional construct that influences cognitive performance in complex ways, yet its factor structure and domain-specific effects remain unclear. This study examined (1) the psychometric structure of general and specific anxiety measures, (2) their associations with cognitive performance across different domains, and (3) the predictive power of machine learning models in classifying cognitive ...
Added: May 18, 2026
Anna Pavlova, Adamovich T., Malykh S., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 Article 1748183
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between resting-state EEG functional connectivity and spatial working memory (SWM) in adolescents, using a graph-theoretical approach. Sixty-three healthy adolescents (38 females; M = 16.8, SD = 0.47) participated in the study. Resting-state EEG was recorded by a wireless dry-sensor 32-channel headset (Cognionics Quick-32r) configured in a standard 10–20 montage. ...
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Polikanova I., Ксензов М. Ю., Меликов Р. Т., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология 2025 Т. 48 № 4 С. 158–197
Актуальность. В научной литературе, посвященной функциональной реорганизации восприятия пространства у ампутантов, основное внимание сосредоточено на ампутантах верхних конечностей, в то время как последствия ампутаций нижних конечностей недостаточно изучены. Однако особенности перестройки восприятия пространства при ампутации верхних и нижних конечностей различаются, что подчеркивает необходимость дополнительных исследований для лучшего понимания происходящих изменений и разработки методов их компенсации. Цель. Цель работы — выявить особенности ...
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Иванушко В. П., Vasilenko V., Pechenkova E., Психология. Журнал Высшей школы экономики 2025 Т. 22 № 3 С. 522–533
Object imagery, representing pictorial features, and spatial imagery, representing spatial relations and transformations, are two aspects of visual mental imagery distinguished in the literature. While spatial imagery is assessed primarily with performance tests that allow an objective assessment of mental images, object imagery is assessed mainly on the basis of subjective self-report on imagery vividness. ...
Added: January 17, 2025
Obukhov A., Исследователь/Researcher 2024 № 1-2 С. 9–11
This is the introductory article to the thematic issue of the Researcher journal, dedicated to summer programs and projects in the field of research. The main material of the issue was created as part of the “Summer with Kraefest” stage of the annual festival of local studies associations, “Kraefest—2023”. The issue also covers the topics ...
Added: October 27, 2024
Kolachev N., Моделирование и анализ данных 2024 Т. 14 № 2 С. 23–44
The objective of the proposed study was to examine the properties of statistics used to assess the conformity of the distribution of the first significant digit to Benford’s Law, m* and d*, with relatively modest sample sizes (10≤ n ≤70). A simulation study was conducted to achieve this goal. Data were simulated following a log-normal ...
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Butovskaya M., Adam Y., Batsevich V. et al., Early Human Development 2024 No. 193 Article 106037
Background: Digit ratio (2D:4D) – the relative lengths of the index and ring finger – is sexually dimorphic (male <
female), possibly because of the sex-differentiated impact of prenatal androgenization on fetal development in
the 1st trimester. The sex difference remains stable with age and has been reported in children, adolescents, and
adults from industrialized and non-industrialized societies. ...
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Vasilyeva M., Antipkina I., Coughlan M. et al., Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 2021 Vol. 76 Article 101318
Literacy skills, which predict academic achievement across school, consistently show sex differences with girls outperforming boys. The present study examined whether and how these differences in literacy skills at the early stages of formal schooling are related to differences in parental input, namely the frequency of literacy-relevant activities. The study involved a large sample of ...
Added: November 10, 2023
Aksiotis V., Voskoboynikov A., Ossadtchi A. et al., , in: 2023 Fifth International Conference Neurotechnologies and Neurointerfaces (CNN) 18-20 Sept. 2023.: IEEE, 2023. P. 4–7.
Decision-making is a complex and prolonged process. In this study, we present an adaptive algorithm designed to explicitly estimate the duration of perceptual decision-making in the Random Dot Motion Task. The algorithm effectively disentangles the duration of the preparation period for the subject's decision on the direction of movement of the dots from the period ...
Added: November 9, 2023