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• Hard-wired: The brain's circuitry for political belief

  23-12-2016 17:57
  When people's political beliefs are challenged, their brains become active in areas that govern personal identity and emotional responses to threats, neuroscientists have found.
  
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• Coral Atkins obituary

  23-12-2016 15:03
  
  Actor whose career took second place to her vocation to help disturbed childrenThe actor Coral Atkins, who has died aged 80, found fame on television in the 1970s in A Family at War, which ran for 52 episodes and attracted audiences of more than 20 million. Her character, Sheila Ashton, was the downtrodden and neglected wife of a womanising RAF sergeant, David (played by Colin Campbell), and a heroine of the semi-autobiographical series created by John Finch.The ITV drama (1970-72) followed a lo
  
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• Need to rewrite your family script this Christmas? Here’s how to do it | Annie Hickox

  23-12-2016 12:36
  
  Do you ever get the feeling you and your relatives are actors trapped in the same old parts? Don’t worry – there are ways to break out of your rolesWhen your family get together at Christmas, do you find yourself feeling as though you are re-experiencing childhood dramas? Do you feel you’re taking on a role, reverting to Christmas past? You may even feel as though you are reading from an invisible script and repeating interactions with family members that leave you feeling frus
  
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• Music in the brain: The first imaging genetic study linking dopaminergic genes to music

  23-12-2016 09:00
  
  Sounds, such as music and noise, are capable of reliably affecting individuals' moods and emotions, possibly by regulating brain dopamine, a neurotransmitter strongly involved in emotional behavior...
  
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• How to survive Christmas with your family | Annie Hickox

  23-12-2016 09:00
  
  Does the festive season fill you with dread? Do you feel that you are reverting to the invisible script of Christmases past? Help is at hand …When your family get together at Christmas, do you find yourself feeling as though you are re-experiencing childhood dramas? Do you feel you’re taking on a role, reverting to Christmas past? You may even feel as though you are reading from an invisible script and repeating interactions with family members that leave you feeling frustrated and
  
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• Good news! You probably won’t be killed by a sex robot | Girl On The Net

  23-12-2016 09:00
  
  Our intrepid reporter Girl On The Net brings you this and other intriuging news from the International Congress on Love and Sex with RobotsAfter spending a fascinating two days at the International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots, where academics discussed everything from robot design to the ethics of programming lovers, I was surprised to learn from Gizmodo that “sex robots may literally f**k us to death.” How, I wondered, could these otherwise thoughtful researchers allow huma
  
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