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• Scientists find brain plasticity assorted into functional networks

  04-02-2016 23:56
  Scientists had thought that most synapses of a similar type and in a similar location in the brain behaved in a similar fashion with respect to how experience induces plasticity. In this work, scientists found dramatic differences in the plasticity response, even between neighboring synapses in response to identical activity experiences.
  
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• Researchers home in on why female newborns are better protected from brain injury

  04-02-2016 21:11
  In a new study, researchers show that a particular protein found in the brains of both male and female mice is present at higher levels in females, which offers them stronger protection against one type of brain injury.
  
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• Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer's-affected cells

  04-02-2016 21:10
  A new finding offers a fresh insight into one of the earliest biological events of Alzheimer's disease and is expected to open new avenues of study.
  
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• Been here before: How the brain builds place memories

  04-02-2016 18:20
  Neuroscientists have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats. Using weak electrical impulses targeted at previously inactive cells in the hippocampus, the researchers induced the cells to recognize the exact place where the impulse had been first administered. The new study offers insight into the question of how memories are formed within our brains.
  
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• Syrian aid: lack of evidence for 'interventions that work', say researchers

  04-02-2016 14:00
  
  The lack of an evidence base in the donor-funded response to Syrian migrant crisis means funds may be allocated to ineffective interventions, say researchers, who call on funders and policymakers...
  
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• Financial industry coping with issues of elder exploitation, cognitive decline

  04-02-2016 14:00
  
  Protecting the wealth of older adults should be a high priority for banks, insurance companies, and others, according to the latest edition of Public Policy & Aging Report (PP&AR).
  
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• Reaction to jobseekers' mental illness more likely to be negative, says study

  04-02-2016 07:17
  
  Survey finds the legal, banking and insurance industries most likely to discriminate against people with a mental illness looking for workPeople with a mental illness who disclose their condition to potential employers are more likely to be treated negatively than supported, a national survey led by the University of Melbourne has found.More than half of those who reported being discriminated against said their mental illness was a reason they were not hired for a position, with the legal, banki
  
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• U.S. Military Aims to Create Cyborgs by Connecting Humans to Computers

  04-02-2016 06:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianResearchers hope to develop a high-bandwidth, implantable neural interface to open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics. The US government is researching technology that it hopes will turn soldiers into cyborgs, allowing them to connect directly to computers. The US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has unveiled a research programme called Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) which aims to...
  
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• Mind-Reading Computer Instantly Decodes People's Thoughts

  04-02-2016 06:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceA new computer program can decode people's thoughts almost in real time, new research shows. Researchers can predict what people are seeing based on the electrical signals coming from electrodes implanted in their brain, and this decoding happens within milliseconds of someone first seeing the image, the scientists found.
  
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• Inside Gender Neutral Schools in Sweden: "It’s All About Democracy"

  04-02-2016 06:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianAt five preschools in Stockholm you won’t find the usual designated areas for dressing up, building blocks, toy cars and dolls houses. All the toys are purposefully jumbled up together as part of a gender-neutral policy.
  
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• Why French Jewish People Are Moving to London

  04-02-2016 06:06 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesThere has been a rise in the number of French Jewish people moving to London in recent months, many concerned about growing anti-Semitism in their home country.
  
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• Helping the Village Where One in Four Are Disabled

  04-02-2016 06:05 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Asia-PacificIn a remote mountain village in Indonesia, one in four people has physical and learning disabilities -- an unusually high number. For many years they couldn't get the care they needed, but one man has transformed their lives.
  
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• Stonehenge Burials Show "Surprising Degree" of Gender Equality

  04-02-2016 06:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK NewsA new study of prehistoric bones discovered at Stonehenge finds around half belonged to women, despite commonly-held beliefs.
  
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• The health benefits of hugging

  04-02-2016 01:27 via health.usnews.com
  
  Besides helping you feel close and connected to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a host of health benefits to your body and mind.
  
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