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• Addiction cravings may get their start deep in the right side of the brain

  30-08-2016 19:12
  If you really want a drink right now, the source of your craving may be a pea-sized structure deep inside the right side of your brain, according to scientists.
  
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• Operational mechanism of the 'acid-sensing ion channel' that recognizes internal body pain

  30-08-2016 17:51
  A research team has identified the pain transmission mechanism at the molecular level and presented new solutions for the understanding of pain signals and the development of pain treatments.
  
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• Psychopaths feel fear but see no danger

  30-08-2016 17:37
  Researchers have found proof that psychopathic individuals can feel fear, but have trouble in the automatic detection and responsivity to threat.
  
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• Caffeine and its analogues counteract memory deficits by normalizing stress responses in the brain

  30-08-2016 17:37
  A new study describes the mechanism by which caffeine counteracts age-related cognitive deficits in animals. The study shows that the abnormal expression of a particular receptor -- adenosine A2A, a target for caffeine -- in the brain of rats induces an aging-like profile: namely, memory impairments linked to the loss of stress controlling mechanisms.
  
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• Amputees' brains remember missing hands even years later

  30-08-2016 16:13
  Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, and that persists even decades after an amputation, researchers have found. The finding could have implications for the control of next generation prosthetics.
  
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• How to actually talk to a woman wearing headphones | Martha Mills

  30-08-2016 15:42
  
  A recent and deeply-sinister guide for men on how to talk to women wearing headphones has outraged many. Here’s a more honest and accurate guideAn article has surfaced from the quagmire of bilge that is The Internet and it has caused, not without reason, a small tornado of outrage. Written as dating advice for “The Modern Man” (a misnomer if ever there were one), it promises a solution to the hot ‘n’ horny down-on-their-luck young bucks of the world who face the ted
  
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• People with alcohol dependency lack important enzyme

  30-08-2016 14:37
  A research group has identified an enzyme whose production is turned off in nerve cells of the frontal lobe when alcohol dependence develops. The deficiency in this enzyme leads to continued use of alcohol despite adverse consequences.
  
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• Critical protein shows promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's

  30-08-2016 14:36
  In new research, researchers examine p62 -- a critical protein associated with tell-tale symptoms of Alzheimer's. The study demonstrates for the first time that p62 may have a role in reversing the effects of damaged plaques in the brain.
  
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• U.S. Justice Department Investigates Police Treatment of Mentally Ill

  30-08-2016 08:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesJustice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers' interactions with the mentally ill.
  
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• Slavery and the U.S. National Anthem: A History of Protest

  30-08-2016 08:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - Top Stories"I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a black man in a white world." That's not Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback whose refusal to stand during the national anthem has invited criticism from all corners of the sports world.
  
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• Hillary Clinton: Put Mental Health on Par with Physical Health

  30-08-2016 08:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - Top StoriesU.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Monday to better integrate mental health services into general health care settings in an effort to increase access to treatment. Her proposal calls for a White House conference on mental health during her first year as president, according to a statement from the campaign, which also notes that nearly a fifth of all U.S. adults are coping with a mental health problem.
  
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• Do Cheaters Usually Cheat Again? The Case of Anthony Weiner

  30-08-2016 08:38 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceIn the wake of the news that former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner was caught (once again) sexting with a woman who is not his wife, the country let out a collective sigh. But Weiner's case is unusual, because his behavior looks more like a sexual compulsion or addiction, said Pepper Schwartz, a sociologist at the University of Washington and co-author of "The Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples," (Harmony, 2013). "It's about this...
  
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• Depression treatment often doesn't go to those most in need

  30-08-2016 04:35 via npr.org
  
  Most Americans who screen positive for depression don't receive treatment, while most who did receive treatment don't appear to have the disorder.
  
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