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• Readers recommend: songs that aren't what they seem | Peter Kimpton

  10-12-2015 21:30
  
  Ambiguous, misunderstood or misappropriated, suggest your selection of works with words taken the wrong way either by accident or on purpose
  “I am just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.”Nina Simone, who sang the original of this song, also popularised by the Animals and others, appears to be making clear statement. Or is she? Is this song about something deeply personal, or does really refer to the civil rights movement? And is the
  
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• Plant compound found in spices, herbs increases brain connections

  10-12-2015 20:49
  Apigenin, a substance found in parsley, thyme, chamomile and red pepper, improves neuron formation and strengthens the connections between brain cells, new lab research demonstrates.
  
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• Computer model could hold key to personalized epilepsy treatment

  10-12-2015 20:46
  A computer model that identifies the parts of a person's brain responsible for epileptic seizures could be used to design personalized surgical procedures, researchers say.
  
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• What is your memory style?

  10-12-2015 18:56
  Why is it that some people have richly detailed recollection of past experiences (episodic memory), while others tend to remember just the facts without details (semantic memory)? A research team has shown for the first time that these different ways of experiencing the past are associated with distinct brain connectivity patterns that may be inherent to the individual and suggest a life-long 'memory trait'.
  
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• How one gene contributes to two diseases

  10-12-2015 18:52
  Although it is known that psychiatric disorders have a strong genetic component, untangling the web of genes contributing to each disease is a daunting task. Scientists have found hundreds of genes that are mutated in patients with disorders such as autism, but each patient usually has only a handful of these variations. Now neuroscientists have unraveled Shank3 gene's role in autism and schizophrenia.
  
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• Students now standing up to learn

  10-12-2015 17:11 via cnn.com
  
  Standing desks can help boost student classroom engagement and burn calories, studies say.
  
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• Stanford scientists reveal brain circuit mechanisms underlying arousal regulation

  10-12-2015 17:00
  
  Adjusting a specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency immediately and dramatically alters rats' forebrain activity and alertness levels, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have...
  
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• Singing is beneficial for memory and mood especially in early dementia

  10-12-2015 17:00
  
  Researchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and emotionally...
  
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• Meditation: how could it benefit your health?

  10-12-2015 17:00
  
  Around 18 million Americans practice meditation, primarily to reduce stress. But there are many more benefits to this ancient mind and body practice. We investigate.
  
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• Bullying exposure associated with adult psychiatric disorders requiring treatment

  10-12-2015 17:00
  
  Exposure to bullying as a child was associated with psychiatric disorders in adulthood that required treatment in a study of Finnish children, according to an article published online by JAMA...
  
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• Negative feelings about aging can affect hearing and memory in older people

  10-12-2015 16:00
  
  Older adults' feelings about getting older - often rooted in own and others' stereotypical views on aging and failing ability - affect their hearing and memory, new study shows.
  
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• Neurotransmitter GABA predicts learning

  10-12-2015 15:30
  Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-University Bochum have determined a link between brain levels of the neurotransmitter GABA, the main source of inhibition in the brain, and tactile learning. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, they were able to show that success in learning can be predicted by baseline GABA levels.
  
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• Brain circuit mechanisms underlying arousal regulation revealed

  10-12-2015 15:18
  Adjusting a specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency immediately and dramatically alters rats' forebrain activity and alertness levels, investigators have shown.
  
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• Campus programs increase California college students receiving mental health services

  10-12-2015 14:00
  
  The proportion of California public university and college students receiving treatment for mental health issues increased more than 10 percent in the final year of a statewide prevention and early...
  
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• Depressed Pinterest users suffer from lack of positive messages, UGA study finds

  10-12-2015 13:00
  
  Despite the large number of posts on visual social media platforms that suggest--and fuel--depressing or suicidal thoughts, there aren't many for users to read and share that would help them cope...
  
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• Students report high levels of hazardous drinking, CAMH survey finds

  10-12-2015 12:00
  
  More students using e-cigarettes than tobacco cigarettes in Ontario, Canada.
  
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• Erasing fear: A one-session treatment for phobia?

  10-12-2015 12:00
  
  A new study published in the latest issue of Biological Psychiatry reports the successful and instant reduction of fear in spider-fearful participants following a 2-minute exposure combined with a...
  
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• Happiness and unhappiness have no direct effect on mortality, research suggests

  10-12-2015 09:12
  Happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, a study of a million UK women has shown. Further, the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that had simply confused cause and effect, say researchers.
  
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• Unhappiness, stress 'does not cause ill health, mortality'

  10-12-2015 09:00
  
  Contrary to popular belief, a new study claims unhappiness and stress has no direct influence on health or mortality. Rather, ill health causes unhappiness.
  
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• Many health professionals lack knowledge and guidelines on female genital mutilation and cutting

  10-12-2015 09:00
  
  More resources and evidence-based guidelines are needed by health practitioners internationally to provide culturally sensitive medical and psychological treatment for women and girls that have had...
  
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• Is seeing believing? People are not good at identifying where sights, sounds originate

  10-12-2015 09:00
  
  Study by UCLA psychologists reveals that our senses are far from flawless.Our vision and hearing aren't as reliable as we might think, according to a study by life scientists at UCLA.
  
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• Pesticide found in milk decades ago may be associated with signs of Parkinson’s

  10-12-2015 00:37
  A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs of Parkinson's disease in the brain, according to a new study.
  
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