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• Non-invasive brain stimulation may help people manage their drive for gambling, sex, alcohol or overeating

  29-11-2016 22:15
  A new study looks at theta burst stimulation as an intervention in problem behaviors. The study shows how non-invasive brain stimulation might be used as an intervention in sexual desire difficulties, to improve sexual decision-making, or to curb impulsivity in problem behaviors.
  
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• Brain pattern flexibility and behavior

  29-11-2016 21:11
  Researchers have analyzed how brain regions are connected to each other to facilitate high-level cognitive reasoning.
  
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• Enzyme research provides a new picture of depression

  29-11-2016 21:04
  Depression is the predominant mental disease and constitutes the most common cause of morbidity in developed countries. Now researchers have managed to find a connection between development of depression and the existence of an enzyme in the brain of the fetus.
  
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• Religious experience activates same brain circuits as 'sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll'

  29-11-2016 18:00
  
  Using neuroimaging technology, a new study examines what our brain activity looks like when we have an intense religious experience.
  
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• Huntington's disease affects muscle as well as neurons, study reveals

  29-11-2016 17:44
  Mice with Huntington's disease (HD) suffer defects in muscle maturation that may explain some symptoms of the disorder, research indicates. The study suggests that HD is a disease of muscle tissue as well as a neurodegenerative disorder and that therapies targeting skeletal muscle may improve patients' motor function.
  
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• Evidence of brain injury found in young NFL players

  29-11-2016 17:43
  In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers report finding evidence of brain injury and repair that is visible on imaging from the players compared to a control group of men without a history of concussion.
  
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• Study Finds Difference in How Women and Men Look at Faces

  29-11-2016 16:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralA new study finds that women and men really do see some things differently: They look at faces and absorb visual information in different ways, which suggests a gender difference in understanding visual cues.
  
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• How to Talk to Kids About Divorce

  29-11-2016 16:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - ScienceResearch shows that children may experience a range of behavioral changes as a result of their parents' divorce, the authors of the report said. Because that last factor — the parents' own functioning — affects children's ability to cope with their parents' divorce, parents should make sure they can cope with their own emotions related to the separation in order to be able to offer stronger support to their children, said Dr. Carol C....
  
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• Chrome Extension Changes "Alt-Right'" to '"White Supremacy"

  29-11-2016 16:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsA group opposing what it called normalization of white nationalism under the term "alt-right" has created a Google Chrome extension that changes the phrase to "white supremacy."
  
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• Anxiety, Depression Tied to Teens’ Physical Problems

  29-11-2016 16:47 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralEuropean researchers have identified patterns in youth linking mental problems to physical disorders such as arthritis and skin diseases.
  
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• Forget ‘baby on board’ - how about a badge for the recently dumped? | Catherine Shoard

  29-11-2016 16:36
  
  Why restrict badges to happily pregnant women when the world is only too full of people who urgently do need cheering up?Turns out there is very little point wearing a baby-on-board badge if you commute in rush hour. Squeezing through the doors is challenge enough, getting close enough to the seats to be spotted a pipe dream.Still, I’ve kept mine pinned on, partly in case I’m up early enough to travel off-peak, and partly as a discreet way to alert acquaintances I’m not just ev
  
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• This is your brain on God: Spiritual experiences activate brain reward circuits

  29-11-2016 14:50
  Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers.
  
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• Bad timing is depressing: Disrupting the brain's internal clock causes depressive-like behavior in mice

  29-11-2016 14:43
  Disruptions of daily rhythms of the body's master internal clock cause depression- and anxiety-like behaviors in mice, reports a new study. The findings provide insight into the role of the brain's internal time keeping system in the development of mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, which have been associated with disturbed daily (circadian) rhythms.
  
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• Religious thoughts trigger reward systems like love, drugs

  29-11-2016 14:34 via cnn.com
  
  A new study shows through functional MRI scans that such religious and spiritual experiences can be rewarding to your brain.
  
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• Drink and be merry: why alcohol makes us feel good, then doesn’t | Dean Burnett

  29-11-2016 14:05
  
  With the festive season upon us, many of us will get through a lot of booze. But why do we consume it when it has undeniably negative effects?If someone offered you a glass of mild poison, you’d decline. If they said “drink this, it’ll make it harder to walk, speak and remember things, and you’ll feel awful tomorrow”, you’d be even less keen. If they expected payment for it, you might even get annoyed at their audacity. You certainly wouldn’t be grateful
  
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• Voice appeal: What makes a human voice sound pleasant

  29-11-2016 09:00
  
  The science behind what makes a human voice sound pleasant, or "vocal attractiveness," is something that people are exposed to everyday while interacting with a digital assistant like Apple's Siri.
  
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• MicroRNA may give clue to schizophrenia's 'voices'

  29-11-2016 09:00
  
  Research using a mouse model of schizophrenia unearths clues about the origin of auditory hallucinations and the potential for innovative, new treatments.
  
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