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• Exercise May Do More Good If You Believe It Will

  12-08-2016 18:56 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPeople benefit more from exercise when they believe it will have a positive effect, new research indicates. A psychologist and his team have conducted a study demonstrating that test subjects derive more psychological as well as neurophysiological benefits from exercise if they already have positive mindsets about sports. Moreover, the team provided evidence that test subjects can be positively or negatively influenced in this regard before...
  
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• "King of Bollywood" Detained Third Time at U.S. Airport

  12-08-2016 18:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top StoriesBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been detained by US immigration authorities for the third time, prompting allegations of racial profiling. Indian actor and TV personality Khan, 50, took to Twitter expressed his dismay. "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," Khan wrote on Twitter.
  
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• Sexist Commentary Continues to Plague Summer Olympics

  12-08-2016 18:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesWhen US gymnast Simone Biles gave a storming performance on the uneven bars, an NBC commentator complimented her by saying: "I think she might even go higher than the men." Meanwhile American swimmer Katie Ledecky was praised as being the "female Michael Phelps" in the Mail Online. Both women were already world champions so why was there a need to compare them to men?
  
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• Indonesia Says "No Room" for LGBT Movement

  12-08-2016 18:46 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesIndonesia said Thursday there was "no room" for the gay community in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, as activists blasted officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.
  
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• Exercise Can Help People Suffering from Schizophrenia

  12-08-2016 18:45 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyAerobic exercise, such as treadmills and exercise bikes, in combination with their medication, can significantly help people coping with the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia, according to a new study.
  
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• Texas, Other States to Ask Judge to Halt Obama Transgender Policy

  12-08-2016 18:36 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Reuters - US NewsTexas and a dozen other states plan to ask a U.S. judge in Fort Worth on Friday to halt Obama administration recommendations regarding bathroom access for transgender students, arguing they are unlawful "radical changes" being foisted on the nation.
  
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• Psychopathy of 1,800 prisoners leads to novel diagnostic tool for criminals and non-criminals alike

  12-08-2016 18:00
  
  After a large-scale research project involving hundreds of prisoners at maximum security jails, a psychologist at the University of Huddersfield has developed a new method for assessing psychopathy.
  
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• Connections between gut, brain, and immune system strengthened

  12-08-2016 17:00
  
  The gut-brain connection is a complex and poorly understood mechanism. A new study examines its influence on the immune system. The plot thickens.
  
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• Sugar addiction: Discovery of a brain sugar switch

  12-08-2016 16:37
  Researchers have discovered that our brain actively takes sugar from the blood. Prior to this, researchers had assumed that this was a purely passive process. The transportation of sugar into the brain is regulated by so-called glia cells that react to hormones such as insulin or leptin; previously it was thought that this was only possible for neurons.
  
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• Why bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists

  12-08-2016 15:20 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Why bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists, and other things the Olympics teaches us about human emotions.
  
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• Olympics to the max: what if doping were allowed? | Dean Burnett

  12-08-2016 14:06
  
  Given all the doping scandals, allowing drugs at the Olympics would solve a lot of problems, right? Wrong. And there’s science to prove it
  Although the Olympics only occur every four years, it seems like doping scandals at the modern day Games are inevitable, as much a part of the whole thing as national anthems and people drooling over divers and volleyball players. Despite the consequences of getting caught, athletes representing their country at this level are going to be pressured, bot
  
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• Large human brain evolved as a result of 'sizing each other up'

  12-08-2016 13:45
  Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed.
  
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• Study of brain activity shows that food commercials influence children's food choices

  12-08-2016 13:36
  Food advertising is a multi-billion dollar industry, with approximately $1.8 billion annually aimed at children and adolescents, who view 1,000-2,000 ads per year. Some studies have shown there is a relationship between receptivity to food commercials and amount and type of food consumed. In a new study, researchers studied the brain activity of children after watching food commercials and found that the commercials influence children's food choices and brain activity.
  
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