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• New study finds shifted sleep-wake cycles affect women more than men

  18-04-2016 22:16
  A new study involved the assessment of performance in participants being placed on 28-hour days to shift the sleep-wake cycle out of phase with the brain (circadian) clock. Performance was more affected in women than in men, the results show. Researchers warn that this study has significant implications for female nightshift workers such as nurses, security guards and police officers.
  
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• Psilocybin reduces psychological pain after social exclusion, study finds

  18-04-2016 22:10
  Social problems are key characteristics in psychiatric disorders and are insufficiently targeted by current treatment approaches. By applying brain imaging methods, researchers now show that a small amount of psilocybin changes the processing of social conflicts in the brain. As a result, participants experienced social exclusion and social pain as less stressful. This could help to improve therapy of social problems.
  
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• Investigating plasma levels as biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

  18-04-2016 20:55
  The first detailed study of relationship between plasma levels of two amyloid beta peptides, cognitive function and the measures studying the size of brain, which shrinks with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Children of same-sex marriages fare as well as those with opposite-sex parents

  18-04-2016 19:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Study shows that children raised in families of same-sex parents exhibit no significant clinical or social differences from those with different-sex parents.
  
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• Why you pig out on vacation

  18-04-2016 19:12 via usatoday.com
  Vacations may provide a sense of entitlement — that you shouldn't deny yourself anything on your hard-earned getaway.
  
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• Spotting a Lie Isn't Easy, But There Are Clues

  18-04-2016 18:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - Science and TechnologyPolygraphs may not be as reliable as verbal and nonverbal behavior, experts say.
  
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• Diversity Group Works to Improve Image of U.S. Presidential Candidate

  18-04-2016 18:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe National Diversity Coalition for Trump wants to turn the narrative of the racist and sexist candidate on its head.
  
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• Common Over-the-Counter Drugs Can Harm Your Brain

  18-04-2016 18:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthFrom allergies to insomnia, there's a pill for just about every problem. The problem is, those pills often come with a lengthy list of potential side effects.
  
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• Bigger brains led to bigger bodies in our ancestors

  18-04-2016 18:07
  New research suggests that humans became the large-brained, large-bodied animals we are today because of natural selection to increase brain size. The work contradicts previous models that treat brain size and body size as independent traits. Instead, the study shows that brain size and body size are genetically linked and that selection to increase brain size will 'pull along' body size.
  
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• Brain scans link physical changes to cognitive risks of widely used class of drugs

  18-04-2016 18:01
  Older adults might want to avoid a using class of drugs commonly used in over-the-counter products such as nighttime cold medicines due to their links to cognitive impairment, a research team has recommended.
  
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• Brain caught 'filing' memories during rest

  18-04-2016 18:01
  Memories formed in one part of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area of the brain during rest, according to a new study in rats.The finding suggests that replay of previous experiences during rest is important for memory consolidation, a process whereby the brain stabilizes and preserves memories for quick recall in the future. Understanding the physiological mechanism of this is essential for tackling amnesiac conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, where memory consolidati
  
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• U.S. May Replace Andrew Jackson with Woman on $20 Bill

  18-04-2016 17:56 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsTreasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce this week that Alexander Hamilton's face will remain on the front of the $10 bill, a source told CNN. Lew also plans to announce this week that Andrew Jackson -- a less beloved former president whose face graces the front of the $20 bill -- will be removed in favor of a female representing the struggle for racial equality, according to the source.
  
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• New study examines the effect of ecstasy on the brain

  18-04-2016 15:59
  The effect ecstasy has on different parts of the brain has been the focus of recent study. Researchers found that ecstasy users showed significant reductions in the way serotonin is transported in the brain. This can have a particular impact on regulating appropriate emotional reactions to situations.
  
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• How children perceive faces: Seven-year-olds show different brain activities than adults

  18-04-2016 15:16
  Humans are experts in facial perception. But not from birth. At which point do children become as skilled at it as adults? Fifteen children took part in a new study that gives new information to answer this question.
  
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• Smoking and schizophrenia: Understanding, breaking the cycle of addiction

  18-04-2016 15:13
  Smoking addiction in schizophrenia can be explained by significantly increased activation of the ventro-medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), a region involved in the brain reward system. These new data confirm the tendency to smoke and low smoking cessation rates of people with schizophrenia.
  
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• Derailed train of thought? Brain's stopping system may be at fault

  18-04-2016 14:53
  Study suggests that the same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition. The findings may give insights into Parkinson's disease. The brain circuitry implicated in 'over-stopping' motor activity in these patients might also be keeping them over-focused. More speculatively, it may be worth investigating if this circuitry plays a role in conditions characterized by distractibility, such as ADHD.
  
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• Brutal Self-Criticizers: Bullies Unto Themselves

  18-04-2016 12:03 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Taken too far, self scrutiny ceases to be a route to becoming a better person and turns into something else -- bullying -- which can be every bit as damaging when we do it to ourselves as when we do it to others.Tags: abuse and trauma, bullying, self-esteem
  
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• Fewer romantic prospects may lead to riskier investments

  18-04-2016 09:00
  
  Encountering information suggesting that it may be tough to find a romantic partner shifts people's decision making toward riskier options, according to new findings from a series of studies...
  
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• Do sexist, violent video games reduce empathy for female victims of violence?

  18-04-2016 09:00
  
  A new study found that young male gamers who identified most with their characters were less likely to report empathy toward an image of a girl who had been physically beaten.
  
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