Published 06/05/2024 8:40:00 a.m.

Women perform better in cognitive tests when menstruating, study finds

Women perform better during their periods, showing faster reaction times and fewer errors in tasks, with 10-millisecond accuracy improvement in the moving balls task and 25% fewer errors in the inhibition task.
Research indicates that women, despite feeling less capable, make fewer mistakes while on their periods.
Participants felt worse during menstruation but demonstrated improved performance, contradicting their beliefs of weakened abilities.

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BBC News

Women better at sport during period, study suggests

It could explain why women playing contact sports appear injury prone between ovulation and menstruation.

06/05/2024 3:54:46 p.m.·United Kingdom

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New York Post

Female athletes react faster, make fewer errors on their period: study

Female athletes react quicker and make fewer errors on their period even as they believe their symptoms and lousy mood will negatively affect their performance, new research finds.

06/04/2024 11:01:36 p.m.·New York, United States

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Shropshire Star

Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, research suggests

Women were found to perform much better during their periods compared with during any other phase of their cycle, despite feeling less capable.

06/04/2024 11:03:43 p.m.·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, research suggests

Women were found to perform much better during their periods compared with during any other phase of their cycle, despite feeling less capable.

06/04/2024 11:01:00 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Women perform better and make fewer mistakes when on their period, new research says

A new study testing women's ability to react and foresee "challenges what women and perhaps society more generally, assume about their abilities" when they are on their periods - and it is surprisingly positive.

06/04/2024 11:03:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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Noticias ao Minuto

Women make fewer mistakes when they have their periods, says study

According to a new study, published in Neuropsychologia, women who do not use hormonal contraceptives perform better on tasks and make fewer mistakes when they have their periods, compared to other times in the cycle. To reach this conclusion, researchers from University College London, in the United Kingdom, analyzed 241 individuals, including 105 women with natural menstrual cycles, as well as 47 women taking contraception and 96 men. All part…

06/05/2024 3:55:05 p.m.·Portugal

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