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• Patients with psychosis and addiction: disorder-specific treatment can help

  30-10-2015 17:00
  
  People with psychosis often develop an addiction disorder: almost one in two patients with schizophrenia are affected once during their lifetime.
  
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• Working memory: Underlying processes are more complex than we thought

  30-10-2015 15:52
  In order to retain a piece of information for a short time, working memory is required. The underlying processes are considerably more complex than hitherto assumed. Two brain states must alternate rhythmically in order for a piece of information to be successfully maintained.
  
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• Science of the seance: why speaking to spirits is talking to yourself

  30-10-2015 14:50
  
  Spiritualism fascinated the 19th century public and was furiously debunked by scientists. But its modern, “scientific”, incarnations are just as sinisterIn the run up to Halloween , many of us are open to a frightening supernatural adventure. A good scare can be a bonding experience, and in this spirit many of us have dabbled with Ouija boards, either in earnest or jest - perhaps even getting slightly phased by the apparent disembodied messages, sometimes surreal and foreboding, eman
  
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• Male/female brain differences? Big data says not so much

  30-10-2015 13:00
  
  A research study at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science has debunked the widely-held belief that the hippocampus, a crucial part of the brain that consolidates new memories and helps...
  
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• Low testosterone, men's empathy can determine parenting skills

  30-10-2015 13:00
  
  As they age, men often get concerned about their testosterone levels dropping. And rightfully so--it affects their sex drive and other health factors.
  
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• Do Face-Lifts Boost Self-Esteem?

  30-10-2015 11:13 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportResearchers note that sense of self-worth is more complicated than appearance alone.
  
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• 40-Pound Anorexic Woman Undergoes Dramatic Transformation

  30-10-2015 11:13 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesEarlier this year, Rachael Farrokh made a desperate plea to the world for help as she battled a severe form of anorexia.
  
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• Is gratitude the most important emotion of all? | David Shariatmadari

  30-10-2015 09:00
  
  It’s moral, feels great and keeps you healthy. But being grateful isn’t just good for you – it might hold the key to a more peaceful world“In the winter of 1941-1942 the threat of danger settled round my neck like a noose and kept tightening.” Marie Jalowicz Simon, a young Berliner, shared the fate of thousands of her fellow citizens who had been unable or unwilling to flee Germany and the Nazi regime.She was Jewish, lodging in a tiny room with a Jewish family, dodg
  
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• Early life stress and adolescent depression cause impaired development of reward circuits

  30-10-2015 08:00
  
  Early life stress is a major risk factor for later episodes of depression. In fact, adults who are abused or neglected as children are almost twice as likely to experience depression.
  
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• What is the science behind fear?

  30-10-2015 04:24 via cnn.com
  
  Humans are born with only two fears, the fear of falling and the fear of loud noise.
  
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• Work stress can shave years off your life

  30-10-2015 04:23 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Astudy from researchers documents just how many years workplace stress can shorten your life: three, depending on your race, gender and educational level.
  
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