Editorial Policy — Bane Focus Lab

Scope

We publish two kinds of content: articles explaining concepts in cognitive psychology, and quiz activities that let readers practice those concepts. Both are written and reviewed against the same standards.

Accuracy

We describe concepts that reflect general, well-established understanding in cognitive psychology, not single studies, preliminary findings, or contested claims presented as settled fact.
We attribute foundational ideas to the researchers or frameworks generally credited for them (for example, Hermann Ebbinghaus and the forgetting curve, or Alan Baddeley's model of working memory) only when that attribution is standard and uncontroversial.
Where a topic is genuinely debated among researchers, we say so rather than picking a side.

Non-clinical boundary

We never use diagnostic language or imply that a reader's quiz performance says anything about a medical or psychological condition.
We never promise that reading an article or practicing a quiz activity will improve memory, attention, or intelligence.
We never estimate IQ or compare a reader's results to population norms.

Independence and sourcing

This site is not sponsored by, affiliated with, or reviewed by any pharmaceutical, supplement, or cognitive-training company. Where we reference outside organizations as further reading, we link only to the homepages of established, publicly recognized institutions such as universities, professional psychological associations, and public health bodies.

Originality

All article text is written specifically for this site. We do not republish or lightly rephrase material from other sources.

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