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David Moreau

@davidmoreau.bsky.social
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Cognitive Neuroscientist, Auckland, NZ

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Alexander Huth @alexanderhuth.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This paper had a pretty shocking headline result (40% of voxels!), so I dug into it, and I think it is wrong. Essentially: they compare two noisy measures and find that about 40% of voxels have different sign between the two. I think this is just noise!
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Amazing resource!
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🧵1/🚫🥐 Does skipping a meal make you less sharp? Our new meta-analysis in Psychological Bulletin reviewed 70+ studies and found no meaningful difference in thinking performance between fasted and satiated adults. 📄 [Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 04/11/2025
Intermittent fasting can have health benefits, but does being hungry affect our cognitive abilities? Here’s what all the evidence tells us. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/does-fa...
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
10/ All data and code are openly available: 🔗 osf.io/nb5mj/ Open access paper: 📄 doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
9/ Overall takeaway: 🧠 Cognitive performance is resilient. ⏱️ Short-term fasting appears safe for thinking and decision-making. ⚖️ But fasting length, timing, and individual factors matter.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
8/ Still, children and teens may be more vulnerable. Studies consistently show breakfast benefits attention and memory in younger learners. 🥣 For kids, skipping breakfast can impair performance; for adults, not so much.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
7/ So should you avoid fasting before mentally demanding tasks? For most healthy adults: No need. Your brain seems to function just as well after skipping a meal—at least in the short term.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
6/ Interestingly, time of day mattered too—fasted participants tested later in the day performed a bit worse. Possible reason? Circadian rhythms and glucose availability fluctuate across the day.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
5/ But context matters. We found three factors that slightly influenced results: 🕐 Fasting duration: longer fasts = small temporary declines. 👶 Age: younger participants were more affected. 🍔 Stimuli: fasted people performed worse on food-related tasks.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
4/ That means: Attention, memory, reasoning, and other executive functions stayed intact. Even moderate hunger didn’t impair mental performance.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
3/✅ Main finding: Cognitive performance remained remarkably stable when fasted. Average difference between fasted and fed participants: g = 0.02 (95% CrI [−0.05, 0.10]) In plain terms: no meaningful change in cognitive ability.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
2/ Fasting—whether overnight or for a day—is often praised for its health benefits. But many worry it might cloud thinking. We analyzed 222 effect sizes from 3,484 participants to test that assumption directly.
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David Moreau @davidmoreau.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🧵1/🚫🥐 Does skipping a meal make you less sharp? Our new meta-analysis in Psychological Bulletin reviewed 70+ studies and found no meaningful difference in thinking performance between fasted and satiated adults. 📄 [Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
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