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• Scientists link bipolar disorder to unexpected brain region

  08-07-2016 20:49
  For the first time, researchers show that ensembles of genes within the striatum could be deeply involved in bipolar disorder. Most modern studies of bipolar disorder have concentrated on the brain's cortex, the largest part of the brain in humans, associated with higher-level thought and action.
  
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• Marijuana changes brain's response to money

  08-07-2016 19:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Smoking marijuana may change the way people's brains respond to certain rewards, such as the prospect of winning some money, according to a new study.
  
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• Messaging by flow in the brain

  08-07-2016 16:54
  Researchers visualize cilia-based networks in the brain, which could transport vital messenger substances.
  
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• Males more likely to suffer psychologically when dissatisfied with their body image

  08-07-2016 16:00
  
  Society might lead us to believe body image concerns should be reserved for females but research published today from The University of Sydney has suggested that men are more likely to suffer...
  
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• Scientists develop brain-inspired memory material

  08-07-2016 14:19
  Our brain does not work like a typical computer memory storing just ones and zeroes: thanks to a much larger variation in memory states, it can calculate faster consuming less energy. Scientists have now developed a ferro-electric material with a memory function resembling synapses and neurons in the brain, resulting in a multistate memory.
  
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• Promising new methods for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

  08-07-2016 14:19
  New methods to examine the brain and spinal fluid heighten the chance of early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. These findings may have important implications for early detection of the disease, the choice of drug treatment and the inclusion of patients in clinical trials.
  
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• A 'time switch' in the brain improves sense of smell 

  08-07-2016 14:17
  When the brain processes olfactory stimuli, it differentiates between similar smells using subtly modulated signals. Brain examinations and behavioral studies in mice have now shown that neurons with inhibiting characteristics play a key role in this process.
  
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• Spice Girls Hit Gets Makeover: What Women Really Want

  08-07-2016 13:25 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesThe 1996 hit "Wannabe" has been spiced up to promote gender equality -- and celebrities around the world, including the original Spice Girls, are digging it. In the new girl power video, performers bring the famous song and dance routine around the world, from India to South Africa and the United Kingdom.
  
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• Quick Screening Can Help Detect Early Alzheimer's

  08-07-2016 13:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralNow, for the first time, researchers have determined that a brief, simple number naming test can differentiate between cognitively healthy elderly individuals and cognitively impaired people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The simple test can differentiate mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as well dementia associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.
  
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• Agreeable Personalities Are More Likely to Help Strangers

  08-07-2016 13:24 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyProsocial behaviors, such as willingness to help others, may be linked to specific personalities. Agreeableness is one of the better predictors of prosocial behavior, say scientists.
  
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• Obama on Police Shootings: "Not Just a Black Issue"

  08-07-2016 13:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesPresident Barack Obama said early Friday that while recent police-involved shooting incidents in the U.S. are "symptomatic of a broader set of racial disparities that exist in our criminal justice system," it's a concern that should trouble all Americans.
  
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• Credit Card Sexism: When Men Had to Sign for Women

  08-07-2016 13:23 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK NewsWhen the first UK credit card was launched 50 years ago, women were viewed as second-class citizens by lenders."There was one for sale at a local dealership - one where you pedaled before the engine kicked in. I had saved the 30% deposit and wanted a hire purchase agreement to cover the balance." However, the salesman said Edwards had to get her father's signature to secure the contract. "I explained my parents were divorced and I wasn't in...
  
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• Concussion leaves mark in brain's white matter 6 months after injury

  08-07-2016 09:00
  
  Concussions affect millions of Americans each year. New research provides further insight into concussion’s impact on the white matter of the brain.
  
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• Attention problems in early childhood can have lasting impact

  08-07-2016 09:00
  
  Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40 percent less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University that examines how early childhood characteristics...
  
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