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Why men might find multitasking more challenging

20-11-2016 09:00

New research suggests male brains activate more areas of the brain and use more resources when switching between attention objectives.

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Pessimists more likely to die from heart disease

20-11-2016 09:00

Researchers find that patients with coronary heart disease who have higher levels of pessimism are more likely to die from their condition.

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Why worriers and wordsmiths have a lot in common: quiz

20-11-2016 07:00

What links anxiety and a good vocab? Take this personality test to find outAre you a natural worrier? To find out, simply take the following vocabulary test. Please define: (a) abrade, (b) abrogate, (c) ret, (d) pintle and (e) quaternary. The answers are at the bottom of the pageThese are some of the rarer words in English, turning up – on average – just once in every 50m words of speech. So if you get even just one or two right, your vocabulary is well above average. If you got them

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Reasons to be cheerful: how putting other people first makes you happy

20-11-2016 07:00

Struggling with motivation? Then stop being so selfishGiven that motivation is so central to our lives, what do we really know about it? What do we truly understand about how it operates and about its role in our lives? The assumption is that it’s driven by a positive, external reward. Do this, get that. But the story is much more intricate and complex.One of the most striking aspects of motivation is that it often drives us to achievements that are difficult, challenging and even pai

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