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• New vision on amygdala after study on testosterone and fear

  12-06-2015 20:30
  The activity of the emotion centres in the brain – the amygdalae – is influenced by motivation rather than by the emotions themselves. This can be concluded from research carried out into the hormone testosterone. Testosterone increases amygdala activity in a person who is approaching a socially threatening situation and decreases the activity when such a situation is avoided. It was already known that the amygdala response to images of angry faces was stronger in a person who had received t
  
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• Cell density remains constant as brain shrinks with age

  12-06-2015 20:30
  New, ultra-high-field magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain provide the most detailed images to date to show that while the brain shrinks with age, brain cell density remains constant.
  
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• How we see the future can make us depressed today

  12-06-2015 18:00
  A pessimistic view of the future may not be the result of depression but the cause of it.
  
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• Major health consequences for individuals with severe dental anxiety

  12-06-2015 15:13
  Adults who suffer from severe dental anxiety (DA) are often dissatisfied with their appearance. The dissatisfaction may be associated with poorer oral health, depression and anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) help patients with severe DA, according to new research.
  
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• Clear, strong stimulation may help prevent apathy for persons with dementia

  12-06-2015 14:00
  Nursing home residents with dementia are less likely to be apathetic if they live in an appropriately stimulating environment, according to nursing researchers.
  
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• Understanding 'defense cascade' may help in treating victims of trauma

  12-06-2015 13:00
  The well-known "fight or flight" response is part of the inborn series of defense/fear responses activated in reaction to threats.
  
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• Study shows first signs that ADHD drug may improve cognitive difficulties in menopausal women

  12-06-2015 13:00
  Drug may help women experiencing difficulty with memory, time management and moreAccording to a new study, women experiencing difficulty with time management, attention, organization, memory, and...
  
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• Study finds inadequate hydration among US children

  12-06-2015 12:00
  More than half of all children and adolescents in the U.S. are not getting enough hydration--probably because they're not drinking enough water--a situation that could have significant repercussions...
  
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• 'Sleep reduces forgetting signal in the brain,' allowing memories to form

  12-06-2015 12:00
  The mechanism of forgetting is an important key to how we form memories, suggests a new study, which focuses on how sleep blocks that mechanism to facilitate memory retention.
  
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• Shady Science: How the Brain Remembers Colors

  12-06-2015 11:05 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceMany cultures have the same color words or categories, said Jonathan Flombaum, a cognitive psychologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In the first experiment, they asked people to look at a color wheel with 180 different hues, and asked them to find the best name for each color. For a third experiment, the researchers showed participants colored squares, and asked them to select the best match on the color wheel.
  
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• College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

  12-06-2015 11:05 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA program that trained first-year female college students to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts, researchers reported on Wednesday. Study shows resistance tactics work to prevent campus sexual assault...
  
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• North Carolina "Religious Freedom" Same-Sex Marriage Bill Now Law

  12-06-2015 10:20 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsMeasure allows some court officials to stop performing marriages if they hold a "sincerely held religious objection".
  
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• Does wealth equal happiness?

  12-06-2015 06:13
  
  There is a certain hollowness to the "wealth equals happiness" equation that psychologist Abraham Maslow understood.
  
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• National pilot program to train doctors in transgender health

  12-06-2015 06:09
  
  A national pilot program is launching to address this population's private struggles in the medical world.
  
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• Nobel Prize Winner Resigns After Sexist Remarks

  12-06-2015 05:46 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - World NewsBritish scientist said he was just trying to be funny during science journalism conference in South Korea.
  
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• #distractinglysexy Twitter Campaign Mocks Scientist's Sexist Comments

  12-06-2015 05:46 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianFemale scientists have taken to Twitter to mock Tim Hunt’s suggestion that science would benefit from “single-sex labs” by posting pictures of themselves at work using the #distractinglysexy hashtag. Speaking at a conference , Hunt said the trouble with “girls” is that they cause men to fall in love with them and cry when criticised...
  
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