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• Brain marker of poor memory in schizophrenia patients identified

  04-04-2016 20:38
  A pattern of brain activity that may be a sign of memory problems in people with schizophrenia has been identified by researchers. The biomarker, which the researchers believe may be the first of its kind, is an important step toward understanding and treating one of the most devastating symptoms of schizophrenia.
  
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• Bilingual baby brains show increased activity in executive function regions

  04-04-2016 20:17
  Babies raised in bilingual households show brain activity associated with executive functioning as early as 11 months of age, new research demonstrates. The study also gives evidence that the brains of babies from bilingual families remain more open to learning new language sounds, compared with babies from monolingual families.
  
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• SJ Watson: art, identity and the world's most famous amnesiac

  04-04-2016 19:49
  
  From Memento to Before I Go to Sleep, the case of Henry Molaison holds an enduring fascination for artists. SJ Watson, whose bestselling novel explored lost memory, asks Kerry Tribe about her video installation H.M. – and what we can learn from the world’s most famous amnesiacWhat does it mean to be conscious? It’s the state of being awake, being aware, being alive. It’s that thing that human beings have that rocks don’t, even though both are composed of the same ra
  
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• Why we're hardwired to hate uncertainty | Marc Lewis

  04-04-2016 18:07
  
  A new study shows that uncertainity is even more stressful than knowing something bad is definitely going to happen. But you can learn to live with itA team of researchers has published the most sophisticated experiment ever conceived on the relationship between uncertainty and stress. The volunteers for this experiment played a computer game requiring them to overturn rocks that might have snakes hidden under them. If a snake appeared, a painful electric shock was delivered. The participants we
  
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• Electrical stimulation of deep brain structures to ease chronic pain

  04-04-2016 17:13
  Electrical stimulation of deep brain structures under the cortex could help ease chronic pain, scientists have demonstrated. This new method provides hope that in the future we will be able to alleviate chronic pain without the side effects of opioid medications.
  
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• Oxytocin nasal spray: how can it help curb obesity?

  04-04-2016 16:00
  
  Synthetic oxytocin delivered through a nasal spray has improved self-control in a group of overweight and obese men; it could be a novel treatment strategy for obesity.
  
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• Pituitary insufficiency is prevalent after blast concussion in military veterans

  04-04-2016 15:13
  A study in military veterans finds that explosive blast-related concussions frequently result in hormone changes leading to problems such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression and poor quality of life. The research evaluated hormone levels in 41 male veterans who had been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
  
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• Can a “Grandiose” Narcissist Ever Be Truly Sorry?

  04-04-2016 13:35 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Clinicians are increasingly coming to the view that a lack of empathy means some narcissists find it difficult if not impossible to be genuinely remorseful.Tags: character disturbance, in practice, relationships, responsibility
  
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• Preference for dating smarter partners negatively affects women's attitudes toward STEM

  04-04-2016 09:00
  
  Women with a preference for more intelligent partners are less likely to show interest in male-dominated fields such as math and science, according to a newly published study from the University at...
  
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• Penn research reveals brain region crucial for using boundaries to navigate

  04-04-2016 09:00
  
  Imagine a room or a landscape or a city street.Part of what differentiates that scene from a face or an object is the fact that it has boundaries, and University of Pennsylvania researchers...
  
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• How to recognize and deal with bullying at work

  04-04-2016 06:16 via latimes.com
  
  Being bullied at work can cause sleeplessness, mood swings, anxiety, panic attacks,depression, PTSD and more.
  
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