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• Early marijuana use associated with abnormal brain function, lower IQ

  05-10-2016 22:07
  In a new study, scientists have discovered that early marijuana use may result in abnormal brain function and lower IQ.
  
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• Neurons devoted to social memory identified

  05-10-2016 20:22
  Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study. These cells, found in a region of the hippocampus known as the ventral CA1, store "social memories" that help shape the mice's behavior toward each other. The researchers also showed that they can suppress or stimulate these memories by using a technique known as optogenetics to manipulate the cells that carry these memory traces, or engrams.
  
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• The Psychology Behind Climate Change Denial

  05-10-2016 18:13 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn a new thesis in psychology, a researcher has studied the psychology behind climate change denial. The results show that individuals who accept hierarchical power structures tend to a larger extent deny the problem.
  
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• Meta-Analysis Finds That Being Kind to Others Boosts One's Happiness

  05-10-2016 18:13 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers conclude that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in subjective well-being. The review found that the effect is lower than some pop-psychology articles have claimed, but also concluded that future research might help identify which kind acts are most effective at boosting happiness.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court Considers Role of Race in Sentencing

  05-10-2016 18:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsThe Supreme Court will hear Duane Buck's challenge of his death sentence, which his lawyers say was based in part on racial prejudice.
  
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• Mindfulness Meditation Helps Control Emotions, Study Suggests

  05-10-2016 18:12 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayBrain studies suggest that mindfulness meditation can help to control negative emotions, even in people who are not "mindful" by nature.
  
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• Boston Court Gives Parental Rights to Unmarried Gay Partner

  05-10-2016 18:11 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - U.S. NewsThe same Massachusetts court that paved the way more than a decade ago for same-sex marriage nationwide ruled on Tuesday that a gay woman whose former girlfriend gave birth to two children can seek the same parental rights as the children's mother.
  
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• Like Boys, Girls with ADHD at Risk for Other Mental Disorders

  05-10-2016 18:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralA new study from the University of California, Los Angeles suggests girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk than girls without ADHD for multiple mental disorders.
  
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• In 19 U.S. States, Corporal Punishment Still Legal in Public Schools

  05-10-2016 18:07 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyMore than 160,000 children were disciplined using corporal punishment in public schools in the United States in the 2013-2014 school year, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. School corporal punishment, which typically involves striking a child with a wooden board or paddle, is currently legal in public schools in 19 U.S. states. A new report has found that Black children, boys, and children with disabilities...
  
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• Stress and obesity biologically linked

  05-10-2016 17:48
  Metabolic and anxiety-related disorders both pose a significant healthcare burden, and are in the spotlight of contemporary research and therapeutic efforts. Although intuitively we assume that these two phenomena overlap, the link has not been scientifically demonstrated.
  
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• Sex gets better with age for many women

  05-10-2016 17:34 via today.com
  
  New research suggests that quality can more than make up for lack of quantity.
  
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• How the performing arts can set the stage for more developed brain pathways

  05-10-2016 17:21
  Dance and music training have even stronger effects on the brain than previously understood -- but in markedly different ways, say researchers.
  
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• Facial perception: The human superpower

  05-10-2016 17:00
  
  Recognizing and reading faces is a natural skill that we all use many times a day without giving it a second thought. In reality, it is an incredible feat.
  
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• Being kind to others does make you 'slightly happier'

  05-10-2016 16:22
  Researchers conclude that being kind to others causes a small but significant improvement in subjective well-being. The review found that the effect is lower than some pop-psychology articles have claimed, but also concluded that future research might help identify which kind acts are most effective at boosting happiness.
  
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• Infants use prefrontal cortex in learning

  05-10-2016 15:53
  Researchers have long thought that the region of the brain involved in some of the highest forms of cognition and reasoning -- the prefrontal cortex (PFC) -- was too underdeveloped in young children, especially infants, to participate in complex cognitive tasks. A new study suggests otherwise. Given the task of learning simple hierarchical rules, babies appeared to employ much the same circuits as adults doing a similar task.
  
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• How the brain consolidates memories during sleep

  05-10-2016 14:37
  Researchers have studied which brain processes consolidate memories during sleep. They found clear parallels to findings from experimental animal studies.
  
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• A new psychotherapy for substanceabuse

  05-10-2016 14:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a report by German investigators headed by professor Brakemeier introduces a new form of psychotherapeutic treatment for substance abuse...
  
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• A new psychotherapy for substance abuse

  05-10-2016 14:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a report by German investigators headed by professor Brakemeier introduces a new form of psychotherapeutic treatment for substance abuse...
  
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• More than half of persons with Alzheimer's disease aged 90 years or more use psychotropic drugs

  05-10-2016 09:00
  
  Psychotropic drug use is rather common among persons aged 90 years of more diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease compared with those who were diagnosed at younger age, concludes study conducted at...
  
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• Food preferences altered by specific brain pathways

  05-10-2016 09:00
  
  People with a gene defect have greater preferences for high-fat, but not high sugar foods, drawing a direct link between food choice and genetic variants.
  
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