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• Could playing Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and other music improve kids' brains?

  23-12-2014 19:25
  
  In a study called 'the largest investigation of the association between playing a musical instrument and brain development,' a child psychiatry team has found that musical training might also help kids focus their attention, control their emotions and diminish their anxiety.
  
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• That smartphone is giving your thumbs superpowers

  23-12-2014 18:22
  
  When people spend time interacting with their smartphones via touchscreen, it actually changes the way their thumbs and brains work together, according to a new report. More touchscreen use in the recent past translates directly into greater brain activity when the thumbs and other fingertips are touched, the study shows.
  
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• Terrorism fears may shorten your life

  23-12-2014 17:41 via health.usnews.com
  Long-term fear of terrorists may damage your heart and increase your risk for an early death, study shows.
  
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• Using targeted brain stimulation to change attention patterns for anxious individuals

  23-12-2014 14:41
  Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a painless treatment strategy that uses weak electrical currents to deliver targeted stimulation to the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp. tDCS has shown promise in treating mood, anxiety, cognition, and some symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
  
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• What Would It Take for There to Be Peace on Earth?

  23-12-2014 13:14 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Through scientific investigation, we've uncovered the secrets of space travel, sequenced the human genome, cured many diseases, and calculated the age of the universe. But I think there's a lack of truly scientific inquiry into the dynamics of peaceful co-existence.Tags: history, relationships, violence
  
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• Discrimination, depression risk in black young adults increased by high socioeconomic status

  23-12-2014 10:00
  
  Study finds greatest perceived discrimination in black young adults from most highly educated families, removing parental education's protective effect against depressionAn investigation into...
  
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• Cyranoids and deceptive communication: a revisiting of Stanley Milgram's experiments

  23-12-2014 10:00
  
  The study "Revisiting Milgram's Cyranoid Method: Experimenting With Hybrid Human Agents", published in the Journal of Social Psychology, built off initial work done by Stanley Milgram in regards to...
  
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• E.B. White was right in Charlotte's Web says psychologist

  23-12-2014 09:00
  
  Before Charlotte the spider spelled the word "humble" in her web to describe Wilbur the pig, she told Templeton the rat that the word meant "not proud.
  
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• A hug a day may keep the sniffles away

  23-12-2014 04:55 via today.com
  
  Study shows the warm embrace of a close friend or loved one may actually improve immune system functioning.
  
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• Fast food may lead to lower school results for US kids

  23-12-2014 04:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Eating fast food may lead to lower student test scores in math, science and reading, a recent study of U.S. school children said.
  
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• Why it feels 'blessed' to give

  23-12-2014 04:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Researchers explore why we give things away and what, if any, benefits we receive.
  
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• Orangutan Held in Zoo Is "Non-Human Person" and Can Be Freed, Says Court

  23-12-2014 03:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsAn orangutan held in an Argentine zoo can be freed and transferred to a sanctuary after a court recognized the ape as a "non-human person" unlawfully deprived of its freedom, local media ...
  
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• Sexologist's Revelation Spurs Discussion in China

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - World NewsSexologist reveals relationship, sparking rare discussion about China's transgender community.
  
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• Mother's Depression Tied to Later Delinquency in Kids

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTreating parent's mental health issues is critical, experts say.
  
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• Mobile Apps Bring Big Data to Psychological Research

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA fast-paced game app where players pretend they are baggage screening officers operating airport x-ray scanners has provided researchers with billions of pieces of data in record time, according to an article. "Mobile devices offer researchers an exciting new means to crowdsource an experiment using games that are actually tests of cognition or other brain functions," said the lead author of the report. "Questions that could have taken decades...
  
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• ISIS's Harrowing Sexual Violence Towards Yezidi Women Revealed

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineISIS is capturing Yezidi women and keeping them in sexual slavery. Militants with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have enslaved and sexually brutalized scores of women, selling them into marriage or giving them as gifts to militant fighters, according to a new report.
  
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• ISIS Is "More Dangerous Than People Realize," Says Author

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesJuergen Todenhoefer's journey was a tough one: dangerous, but also eye-opening. The author traveled deep into ISIS territory -- the area they now call their "caliphate" -- visiting Raqqa and Deir Ezzor in Syria, as well as Mosul in Iraq.
  
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• Fast-Food Consumption Linked to Lower Test Score Gains in 8th Graders

  23-12-2014 03:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyThe amount of fast food children eat may be linked to how well they do in school, a new America-wide study suggests. This study can't say why fast-food consumption is linked to lower grades, but other studies have shown that fast food lacks certain nutrients, especially iron, that help cognitive development. In addition, diets high in fat and sugar -- similar to fast-food meals -- have been shown to hurt immediate memory and learning processes.
  
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