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• Putting vision into context

  23-12-2015 20:28
  The Thalamus not only relays visual signals from the eye to the visual cortex as previously thought, but also conveys additional, contextual information. Integrating these different signals is essential to understand and interpret what we see in the world around us. Researchers investigate how the brain processes visual stimuli and how contextual information shapes our visual perception.
  
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• Midnight munchies mangle memory

  23-12-2015 20:14
  Modern schedules can lead us to eat around the clock so it is important to understand how this could dull some of the functions of the brain. New research in mice shows that clocks in different regions of the brain start working out of step, altering the brain's physiology.
  
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• Newly discovered windows of brain plasticity may help stress-related disorders

  23-12-2015 20:13
  Even under repeated stress, the brain maintains the potential to adapt and recover. Researchers have shown how changes in gene expression cause these transitory opportunities to open up. Their results suggest well-timed treatment could change the trajectory of a brain suffering from a stress-related disorder.
  
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• Epigenetic processes linked to development of cerebellar circuitry

  23-12-2015 20:13
  Researchers have, for the first time, described the pivotal changes responsible for controlling the formation of the part of the brain that allows us to learn and execute complex movements. These changes involve modifications to chromatin, which is DNA packaged with protein.
  
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• Brain tumor revealed by treatment-resistant depression

  23-12-2015 20:11
  A woman who was thought to have treatment-resistant depression was later found to have a tumor in her brain, according to a recent article.
  
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• Absence of serotonin alters development, function of brain circuits

  23-12-2015 19:05
  The first complete model to describe the role that serotonin plays in brain development and structure has been created by researchers. Serotonin is an important neuromodulator of brain development and the structure and function of neuronal (nerve cell) circuits.
  
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• Mental disorders associated with subsequent chronic physical conditions

  23-12-2015 17:00
  
  International survey data suggest an assortment of mental disorders were associated with increased risk of the onset of a wide array of chronic physical conditions. The study by Kate M.
  
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• Behavioral studies from mobile crowd-sensing

  23-12-2015 11:00
  
  Smartphone monitoring has become a boon for scientists studying human behavior and factors influencing stressUsing mobile phones for research is not new.
  
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• We can’t embrace the future if we’re longing for the past | Rafael Behr

  23-12-2015 07:00
  
  In these troubled times the urge is to seek comfort in false memories. But that instinct is misguidedA consoling thought for turbulent times: these are the good old days – or they will be eventually. All but the very worst days improve with age. Memory edits and blurs with a sepia wash. The most banal features of the past acquire value by virtue of being the irrecoverable experience of our younger selves. So it will be with 2015. Remember when hipster men wore beards like skinny young
  
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• By Age Two, Many Kids Can Navigate Touch Screens

  23-12-2015 06:50 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayA recent study set out to investigate the usage of touch-screen technology by toddlers; how much time do they spend playing with smartphones, tablets and their ilk, and how adeptly do they interact with them?
  
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• Love in the Time of Ebola: Study Reveals Factors Bolstering Aid

  23-12-2015 06:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyWhy do some people react altruistically to news about an Ebola outbreak while others do not? A new study throws important light on how altruistic behavioral intentions related to the Ebola outbreak were deeply rooted in cultural values and worldviews and emotions, yet also were influenced by the ways in which people dealt with factual risk information related to the outbreak.
  
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• FDA Overturns 30-Year Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men

  23-12-2015 06:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google NewsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruled on Monday that gay men can donate blood 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man, overturning a 30-year ban aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS...
  
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• Bigotry, Panic Reflected in Media Coverage of Migrants and Refugees

  23-12-2015 06:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - World NewsFrom Bulgaria to Brazil, journalists reporting on the global migration and refugee crisis often fail to tell the full story, and regularly perpetuate negative stereotyping used by politicians looking to score points, research shows.
  
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• Publish Mein Kampf to Tackle Extremism, Say German Teachers

  23-12-2015 06:37 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianAdolf Hitler’s antisemitic diatribe has not been printed in Germany since the end of the second world war, but an annotated edition is due next year. Germany’s association of teachers has said an annotated edition of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf should be taught in senior high school to help “inoculate” teenagers against political extremism. The Nazi leader’s antisemitic diatribe has not been printed in Germany since the end of the...
  
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• Greek Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Partnerships

  23-12-2015 06:32 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: ABC News - World NewsGreece's parliament has overwhelmingly approved legislation legalizing civil partnerships for gay couples, two years after the country was condemned by a European human rights court for discrimination.
  
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• School-Based Mindfulness Training May Reduce Stress, Trauma

  23-12-2015 06:27 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthMiddle-school students in urban areas may benefit from in-school mindfulness programs, a new study suggests. Students taking a mindfulness-based stress reduction program during the school day ended up with less symptoms of stress and trauma than children attending classes on health topics, researchers found.
  
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