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  01-04-2015 23:20
  
  Div. 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology)
  
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• Migrating immune cells promote nerve cell demise in the brain

  01-04-2015 19:32
  The death of dopamine-producing nerve cells in a certain region of the brain is the principal cause underlying Parkinson's disease. In mice, it is possible to simulate the Parkinson's symptoms using a substance that selectively kills dopamine-producing neurons. Scientists have now shown that after this treatment, cells of the peripheral immune system migrate into the brain, where they play a major role in the death of neurons.
  
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• Alcohol-related cues, stress strongly impact females and increase 'craving'-like behavior

  01-04-2015 19:28
  A study conducted in rats measuring risk factors that contribute to alcohol abuse suggests females are particularly sensitive to alcohol-related cues and stress which elicits a “craving” response.
  
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• Antioxidant therapy may have promising potential in concussion treatment

  01-04-2015 19:27
  Antioxidants may play a key role in reducing the long-term effects of concussions and could potentially offer a unique new approach for treatment, a new study suggests. Common among athletes and soldiers, it is estimated that 3.4 million concussions occur each year in the United States. The development of a readily available oral supplement would have the potential to improve brain function in a percentage of concussion sufferers.
  
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• Study of brain networks shows differences in children with OCD

  01-04-2015 17:57
  Communication between some of the brain's most important centers is altered in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a new study shows. The results are highly consistent with observations in the clinic, said a researcher. "Children with OCD are beset by preoccupations and can't easily move on from certain tasks and behaviors. As all complex behavior arises from brain networks, being trapped in this mode must arise from impaired brain network interactions in OCD. In our previous studies we
  
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• A heroin overdose never leaves just one casualty – I should know

  01-04-2015 17:11
  
  I thought my friend was sleeping. He wasn’t. The nightmares, guilt and ‘what-ifs’ that rippled out from his death are being repeated across a country in the grip of a heroin epidemicEverything was so still that morning. I rose from the sad little mattress I’d been sleeping on in a back room that still smelled slightly of dog piss and went into the adjoining bathroom. Someone had been in and out of there all night, throwing up, irritating me. I looked out through the door to the tiny livi
  
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• Mighty microexons take center stage in shaping of the brain

  01-04-2015 15:36
  
  Complex brain disorders, such as autism or schizophrenia, still puzzle scientists because their causes lie hidden in early events of brain development, which are still poorly understood. This is about to change thanks to researchers who have developed a powerful model that will allow researchers to better understand the physiology behind many disorders.
  
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• Insight creates new memories in the brain

  01-04-2015 14:44
  
  Scientists have visualized - for the first time - how the brain recombines memories of past events when these are complemented by new information.
  
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• Trauma in Ukraine

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  A psychologist is using Skype to train
  mental health providers in war-torn Ukraine.
  
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• State by state, psychologists stand for science

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  An APA program is training advocates to explain to members of
  Congress — in person — why psychology research is important.
  
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• Money stress weighs on Americans’ health

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  Although our overall stress is down since the Great Recession began, many
  Americans continue to be substantially stressed by money, according to
  the latest APA Stress in America survey.
  
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• Koppitz fellows explore critical issues in child psychology

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  Eight scholars are conducting diverse research with the help of APF funding.
  
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• Great expectations

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  New research is leading to an understanding of how
  placebos work — findings that may lead to more
  effective treatments and better drug research.
  
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• Gaming to learn

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  Do educational computer and video games lead to real learning gains? Psychologists say more research is needed.
  
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• Competence vs. conscience

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  ‘Conscience clause’ initiatives expand beyond psychology training into the practice arena.
  
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• Changing the cancer landscape

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  A special issue ofreviews psychology's role in cancer risk reduction, treatment adherence and quality of cancer survivorship.
  
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• Career-changing funds for psychology

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  The Graduate Psychology
  Education Program — the
  nation’s only federal psychology
  training initiative — gets a
  historic funding boost,
  allowing more psychologists
  to be trained and more
  patients to be served.
  
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• Big data help prevent Army suicides

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  In a partnership with NIMH, the Army is identifying the risk factors that can lead service members to take their own lives.
  
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• Are your clients leaving too soon?

  01-04-2015 14:39
  
  Research shows that 20 percent of clients end therapy prematurely. In a new APA book, Joshua K. Swift
  and Roger P. Greenberg offer eight strategies that clinicians can use to reduce dropout rates.
  
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• Commercial interests exploit a limited resource on an industrial scale: your attention | Oliver Burkeman

  01-04-2015 14:10
  
  We’re supposedly free to ignore all the ways companies try to sell us stuff, but our brains don’t work like thatIf, like me, you can’t bear those little TV screens in the backs of taxis, just be grateful that you don’t live in Seoul (unless you live in Seoul). There, a few years back, bus passengers were exposed to an even more invasive form of advertising: each time the bus approached a branch of Dunkin’ Donuts, an “aromatizer” device sprayed the scent of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee i
  
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• Electroconvulsive therapy changes key areas of the human brain that play a role in memory and emotion

  01-04-2015 11:00
  Although scientists know that depression affects the brain, they don't know why some people respond to treatment while others do not.
  
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• WSU researchers find 'exploding head syndrome' more common in young people than thought

  01-04-2015 10:00
  Nearly 1 in 5 startled by loud, non-existent noisesWashington State University researchers have found that an unexpectedly high percentage of young people experience "exploding head syndrome," a...
  
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• Ethical issues in researching daily life

  01-04-2015 07:00
  
  Researchers who conduct ambulatory assessment should be aware of the pitfalls that may come
  with new technology that captures participant data.
  
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• Charlie H. Brown Jr., PhD

  01-04-2015 07:00
  
  Performance psychologist and avid hiker.
  
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• After decline, APA division membership shows rebound

  01-04-2015 07:00
  
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
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• Tokyo's Shibuya Ward Is First in Japan to Recognise Same-Sex Marriage

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianOfficials in popular shopping and entertainment district will give certificates to same-sex couples and are planning educational campaign on LGBT issues Gay people in Japan are celebrating a breakthrough in their quest for equal rights after a district in Tokyo became the first municipality in the country to recognise same-sex partnerships. The vote by Shibuya ward to issue certificates recognising same-sex unions as “equivalent to marriage”...
  
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• Sexism in Silicon Valley and Beyond: Tech Wake-Up Call

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBCNews - Business"What happens if you get pregnant?" That was the first question an investor asked Martha Lane-Fox after she and her business partner pitched him their idea for a dot-com company in a plush office in central London in the late 1990s.
  
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• Research Links Child Poverty to Brain Development

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthChildren of richer, better-educated parents have bigger brains and more cognitive skills than their less-fortunate peers, but social help and teaching can help to overcome the differences, a study published on Monday said.
  
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• Mental Health Therapy Through Social Networking Could Soon Be a Reality

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineWhile still in the development stage, the peer-to-peer technology had "significant benefits".
  
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• Hector: A Robot Prepared for Self-Awareness

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ScienceDailyA year ago, researchers showed that their software endowed the walking robot Hector with a simple form of consciousness. Their new research goes one step further: they have now developed a software architecture that could enable Hector to see himself as others see him. “With this, he would have reflexive consciousness,” explains an expert. The architecture is based on artificial neural networks.
  
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• Eating Green Leafy Vegetables Keeps Mental Abilities Sharp

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailySomething as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to your diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research. The study also examined the nutrients responsible for the effect, linking vitamin K consumption to slower cognitive decline for the first time.
  
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• Clues to "Brain Fog" in Chronic Fatigue Patients Found in Spinal Fluid

  01-04-2015 01:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthNews-Medical.net Clues to 'Brain Fog' in Chronic Fatigue Patients Found in Spinal Fluid Doctors Lounge TUESDAY, March 31, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People with chronic fatigue syndrome show a distinct pattern of immune system proteins in their spinal fluid -- a finding that could shed light on the "brain fog" that marks the condition, researchers say. The new ... Clues into cognitive dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome...
  
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