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• Emerging technologies help advance the understanding, detection and control of epilepsy

  06-12-2015 22:47
  A smartphone-induced EEG waveform and an intelligent algorithm for seizure detection are among the emerging new technologies. Four innovative studies promise to reshape current paradigms for seizure detection and epilepsy management.
  
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• Why Are We Quick to Blame But Slow to Credit Others?

  06-12-2015 16:44 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyNew research helps explain the paradox of why we are quick to blame people but slow to credit them for their actions. We constantly read others' intentions in what they do, especially political candidates. The new study is the first to employ neuroscience research tools to help explain the mechanisms behind our contradictions in moral judgment.
  
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• PTSD Treatment Program Offers New Way to Help Syrian Refugees

  06-12-2015 16:44 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Canadian NewsFor some Syrian Refugees, a crucial part of resettlement will likely include therapy to deal with the psychological scars of their experiences, and Toronto psychiatrist Morton Beiser is developing a pilot project to help those with PTSD.
  
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• Four studies explore memory decline in people with epilepsy

  06-12-2015 12:28
  Four studies presented at the American Epilepsy Society's (AES) 69th Annual Meeting uncover the biological factors that mediate memory decline in people with epilepsy, particularly those with seizures that affect the temporal lobe. Loss of neurons from the hippocampus, a brain region that processes and stores memories, is a common cause of temporal lobe epilepsy. People with temporal epilepsy caused by hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) have impaired memory and find it particularly challenging to re
  
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• How mindfulness gave a boy peace and confidence

  06-12-2015 10:30
  
  James Doty’s prospects were bleak, but then one summer he was taught a new, compassionate way to thinkWhen I speak in my capacity as a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University or as an entrepreneur with a company worth $1.3bn, there is an assumption that I had a privileged background, one of affluence. In fact I grew up in poverty on public assistance with an alcoholic father and a mother impaired by a stroke who was chronically depressed and attempted suicide many times. My father
  
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• Yes you can! How to keep new year’s resolutions

  06-12-2015 09:00
  
  It’s all about making the right choices, not being too ambitious … and expanding your willpowerAs 2015 draws to a close, perhaps you’re thinking about what you’d like to do differently next year. Whether it’s holding your tongue, spending more wisely or simply eating a more varied diet, the days are approaching when new year’s resolutions are set.According to a YouGov survey last December, 2015 was the year in which 63% of us planned to turn over a new leaf.
  
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• Achievement unlocked! Use science to keep your new year's resolutions

  06-12-2015 09:00
  
  It’s all about choosing the correct goals, not being too ambitious … and activating your willpowerAs 2015 draws to a close, perhaps you’re thinking about what you’d like to do differently next year. Whether it’s holding your tongue, spending more wisely or simply eating a more varied diet, the days are approaching when new year’s resolutions are set.According to a YouGov survey last December, 2015 was the year in which 63% of us planned to turn over a new lea
  
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• Is this a circle? And what does your answer say about your politics?

  06-12-2015 07:00
  
  When is a circle a circle? How shapes can predict your tolerance of ‘deviancy’Here’s a simple question that can tell us an awful lot about you. Is this a circle?If you said: “Yeah, sure, close enough,” then you are probably politically liberal, and strongly support the idea of government aid for the homeless and unemployed. You are also likely to support same-sex marriage and legalisation of marijuana for recreational use. Continue reading...
  
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• How shapes can predict your tolerance of ‘deviancy’

  06-12-2015 07:00
  
  When is a circle a circle? And what does your ability to name the shape say about your attitudes to the rest of society?Here’s a simple question that can tell us an awful lot about you. Is this a circle?If you said: “Yeah, sure, close enough,” then you are probably politically liberal, and strongly support the idea of government aid for the homeless and unemployed. You are also likely to support same-sex marriage and legalisation of marijuana for recreational use. Continue read
  
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