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• Just made a bad decision? Perhaps anxiety is to blame

  15-03-2016 23:27
  Scientists have discovered a mechanism for how anxiety may disrupt decision making. They report that anxiety disengages a region of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, which is critical for flexible decision making.
  
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• 'Cold turkey' best way to quit smoking

  15-03-2016 17:56 via bbc.com
  
  People who want to quit smoking are more likely to succeed if they stop abruptly, study shows.
  
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• Suppressing traumatic memories can cause amnesia, research suggests

  15-03-2016 17:22
  
  New study could explain why people suffering from PTSD and other psychological disorders can have difficulty forming everyday memoriesSuppressing bad memories from the past can block memory formation in the here and now, research suggests.The study could help to explain why those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological conditions often experience difficulty in remembering recent events, scientists say. Related: Self-control saps memory resourcesRelated: Briti
  
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• Dopamine key to vocal learning, songbird study finds

  15-03-2016 17:09
  New research found that a reduction in dopamine levels in a small region of the basal ganglia in the finches' brains caused a reduction in their ability to correct vocal errors, while having no detectable effect on their ability to sing.
  
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• Half of People Killed by Police Are Mentally Disabled

  15-03-2016 15:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsAlmost half of the people who die at the hands of police have some kind of disability, according to a new report, as officers are often drawn into emergencies where urgent care may be more appropriate than lethal force.
  
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• Environmental Intervention Can Raise Intelligence, But Not Permanently

  15-03-2016 15:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyA psychologist shows that while environmental intervention can raise general intelligence, the effects aren't permanent.
  
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• Blueberries Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

  15-03-2016 15:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsScientists say that blueberries are loaded with healthful antioxidants which could help prevent the effects of an increasingly common form of dementia
  
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• Activists Call on World Leaders to Make Gender Equality a Reality

  15-03-2016 15:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianUN Commission on the Status of Women seeks firm commitments on funding and implementation of empowerment goal included in 2030 agenda World leaders must back up their pledge to end gender inequality with concrete commitments on how they plan to empower women, said activists preparing for the UN Commission on the Status of Women . The annual CSW meeting to review progress on women’s empowerment, which begins in New York on Monday, is the first...
  
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• When memories age

  15-03-2016 14:02
  For our brain it makes a great difference whether we remember experiences from long ago, or if we recollect recent events. Neuroscientists were able to show that distinct brain-networks are involved.
  
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• Mothers with postnatal depression reluctant to have more than two children

  15-03-2016 14:02
  Mothers who have postnatal depression are unlikely to have more than two children according to research carried out by evolutionary anthropologists. Until now very little has been known about how women's future fertility is impacted by the experience of postnatal depression.
  
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• Scientists show that complex visual tasks reduce people's ability to notice a touch

  15-03-2016 14:00
  
  Royal Holloway psychologists have demonstrated that people's ability to notice tactile stimuli is reduced when they are carrying out a demanding visual task.
  
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• Complex learning dismantles barriers in the brain

  15-03-2016 13:59
  Scientists taught Braille to sighted individuals and found that learning such a complex tactile task activates the visual cortex, when you'd only expect it to activate the tactile one.
  
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• Exercise helps young people with psychosis symptoms, study shows

  15-03-2016 13:00
  
  An exercise programme devised by researchers at the University of Manchester has dramatically reduced symptoms among young people with first-episode psychosis.
  
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• Chemical may be new tool for depression therapy

  15-03-2016 13:00
  
  A chemical discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis, may be a new, innovative tool to control depression, a severe and chronic psychiatric disease that...
  
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• “Vulnerable” Narcissism and Making Amends

  15-03-2016 11:17 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Making proper amends is hard work, even for someone with a relatively healthy personality. But it's a particular challenge for someone with narcissistic traits in their character.Tags: in practice, relationships, responsibility
  
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• No dramatic shifts in BMI for overweight girls a year after receiving fitness assessment

  15-03-2016 11:00
  
  Teens being classified as overweight in school fitness reports does not appear to have any impact on short-term changes in body mass index, finds a new study by New York University's Institute for...
  
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• Professor Amanda Kirby appears on Wales This Week

  15-03-2016 10:18
  Amanda Kirby, Professor (Development Disorders) appeared on last night’s programme Wales This Week, and ITV Wales News, discussing dyslexia as part of the coverage of rugby player Lee Byrne living with the condition.You can watch the programme here.
  
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• Economics as a morality play: austerity and protest in Ireland

  15-03-2016 08:30
  
  Why, after passively enduring austerity for eight years, are demonstrations now starting to happen in Ireland? Understanding the psychology rooted in Irish culture and moral reasoning helps us to make sense of it, argue Séamus A Power and David NussbaumFollowing the economic collapse of 2008, widespread civic unrest and rioting spread throughout Europe. Violent clashes between protesters and police raged in Athens and Madrid, and thousands filled the streets in Portugal, Italy, and Englan
  
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• Economics as a morality play: Austerity & protest in Ireland

  15-03-2016 08:30
  
  Why, after passively enduring austerity for eight years, are demonstrations now starting to happen in Ireland? Understanding the psychology rooted in Irish culture and moral reasoning helps us to make sense of it, argue Séamus A Power and David NussbaumFollowing the economic collapse of 2008, widespread civic unrest and rioting spread throughout Europe. Violent clashes between protesters and police raged in Athens and Madrid, and thousands filled the streets in Portugal, Italy, and Englan
  
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• Harvard to Scrap Law School Seal Associated with Slavery

  15-03-2016 07:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - US NewsHarvard University will replace the official shield of its prestigious law school which features the family crest of an 18th century slave holder, after students objected to its racist associations, the school said on Monday.
  
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• Mental Health Badge Launched for Guides

  15-03-2016 07:19 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK NewsGirl Guides across the UK will be able to take a new badge in mental well-being and resilience from early next month.
  
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• Home Visits Can Boost Brain Development for Low-Income Kids

  15-03-2016 07:18 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthHome visits designed to help parents work with young children on cognitive skills can give kids from low-income families a leg up in brain development, a study suggests.
  
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