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• Scientists identify main component of brain repair after stroke

  28-10-2015 18:08
  Looking at brain tissue from mice, monkeys and humans, scientists have found that a molecule known as growth and differentiation factor 10 is a key player in repair mechanisms following stroke. The findings suggest that GDF10 may be a potential therapy for recovery after stroke.
  
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• Sing rather than talk to babies to keep them calm

  28-10-2015 17:00
  
  Singing to babies may keep them calm much longer than talking to them, even if you do use baby talk, according to the findings of a new study.
  
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• Synchrony and exertion during dance independently raise pain threshold and encourage social bonding

  28-10-2015 16:00
  
  Dancing hard with others raises your pain threshold, Oxford University researchers report.Performing synchronised dance moves and vigorous exercise are each known to encourage bonding.
  
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• Married people recover better after heart surgery

  28-10-2015 16:00
  
  A study finds that married people have 40% higher chance of a good outcome following cardiac surgery than those who are widowed, divorced or never married.
  
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• Could your job be making you obese?

  28-10-2015 16:00
  
  Research reveals link between having to make lots of decisions at work and increased BMIYour job could be having an effect on your waistline, suggests new research published in Social Science...
  
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• Brain imaging can predict the success of large public health campaigns

  28-10-2015 14:00
  
  Neural data from 50 smokers predicted the outcome of an anti-smoking email campaign sent to 800,000.
  
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• Study finds complete symptom resolution reduces risk of depression recurrence

  28-10-2015 13:00
  
  People who have had an episode of major depression are at high risk for having another episode.
  
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• Rates of mental health problems likely to increase in months after UK troops return from Afghanistan

  28-10-2015 13:00
  
  Mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety are likely to increase in UK military personnel during the months after returning from Afghanistan...
  
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• Study reveals brain mechanism for creating durable memories

  28-10-2015 12:00
  
  Rehearsing information immediately after being given it may be all you need to make it a permanent memory, a University of Sussex study suggests.
  
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• U.S. Presidential Candidate Compares Abortion to Slavery

  28-10-2015 08:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesRepublican presidential hopeful tells interviewer he's against abortion in all instances, while Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the Iowa front-runner.
  
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• Green Office Environments Linked with Higher Cognitive Function Scores

  28-10-2015 08:53 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPeople who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of indoor pollutants and carbon dioxide have significantly higher cognitive functioning scores -- in crucial areas such as responding to a crisis or developing strategy -- than those who work in offices with typical levels.
  
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• It's Not Easy to Apologize, But Doing It Well Can Salvage Relationships

  28-10-2015 08:51 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Star TribuneOur apologies are usually “woefully inadequate because we have a fundamental misunderstanding about their purpose,” said Guy Winch, psychologist and author of “Emotional First Aid.” “Most apologies tend to be excuses or justifications that neglect to address the feelings of the person to whom we’re apologizing.” Before you start to craft your apology, you need to remember the goal is to make the other person feel better, not yourself.
  
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• Seeing Sound: New Sensory Function Similar to Vision

  28-10-2015 08:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIntrinsic neural connections -- called crossmodal mappings -- can be used by assistive devices to help the blind detect their environment without requiring intense concentration or hundreds of hours of training. This new multisensory perspective on such aids (called sensory substitution devices) could make tasks that were previously attention-consuming much easier, allowing nonsighted people to acquire a new sensory functionality similar to...
  
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• Mental Maps: Route-Learning Changes Brain Tissue

  28-10-2015 08:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyFifteen years ago, a study showed that the brains of London cab drivers had an enlargement in the hippocampus, a brain area associated with navigation. But questions remained: Did the experience of navigating London's complex system of streets change their brains, or did only the people with larger hippocampi succeed in becoming cab drivers? Now, scientists have determined that learning detailed navigation information causes the hippocampal...
  
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• Americans Increasingly See Mass Shootings As a Mental Health Issue

  28-10-2015 08:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ABC News - PoliticsAmericans overwhelmingly see gun violence as a serious problem but divided on.
  
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• Young Children with Autism Benefit from Oxytocin

  28-10-2015 08:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA five week treatment with the synthetic hormone oxytocin significantly improved social, emotional and behavioral issues among young children with autism, according to new research.
  
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• UK children play musical instruments as part of family tradition and not to boost social status

  28-10-2015 08:00
  
  British parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a family tradition and not to boost their social status as Americans do, research says.
  
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• Brain mechanism for creating durable memories

  28-10-2015 02:34
  Rehearsing information immediately after being given it may be all you need to make it a permanent memory, a new study suggests. Psychologists found that the same area of the brain activated when laying down a memory is also activated when rehearsing that memory.
  
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• Rhythm without the blues: how dance crazes make us feel a step closer

  28-10-2015 01:01
  
  Doing energetic dance routines together makes people feel more connected and raises their pain threshold, psychologists have foundPsychologists in Oxford may have unravelled the mysterious appeal of Gangnam Style, the Macarena, and the Village People’s YMCA, all in one fell swoop.The dance crazes rose to prominence in three separate decades, but all require an unwavering dedication to synchronised movement and exertion that seems natural only to wedding reception DJs.Related: Working in a
  
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