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• Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language

  03-01-2017 22:23
  A new study demonstrates that regional cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area -- the region in the frontal lobe of the brain linked to speech production -- in persons who stutter. More severe stuttering is associated with even greater reductions in blood flow to this region.
  
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• Scientists take step toward mapping how the brain stores memories

  03-01-2017 21:16
  A new study sheds light on how the brain stores memories. The research is the first to demonstrate that the same brain region can both motivate a learned behavior and suppress that same behavior.
  
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• Do David Attenborough’s programmes help or hinder the natural world? | Letters

  03-01-2017 19:33
  
  It takes a brave man to take a shot at a national treasure, and they don’t come any more treasured than David Attenborough, so hats off to Martin Hughes-Games for bravery (Why Planet Earth II should have been taxed, 2 January). But I fear he’s wrong. He says programmes like Planet Earth II lull us “into a false sense of security” as wildlife species are decimated across the globe. That is almost certainly correct, but one thing we’ve learned from last year’s E
  
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• 'Sesame Street' rolls out kindness carpet

  03-01-2017 18:54 via usatoday.com
  
  The newest season of this children's program comes as part of a larger bid to bring kindness front and center — and to be intentional about it.
  
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• Gambling addiction triggers the same brain areas as drug and alcohol cravings

  03-01-2017 16:17
  Gambling addiction activates the same brain pathways as drug and alcohol cravings, suggests new research.
  
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• Thinking with our hands can help find new ways of solving problems, research psychology experts reveals

  03-01-2017 15:00
  
  New research by two cognitive psychology experts from Kingston University London is demonstrating how our decision making is heavily influenced by the world around us.
  
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• Sex hormone-sensitive gene complex linked to premenstrual mood disorder

  03-01-2017 14:46
  Researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman's susceptibility to disabling irritability, sadness, and anxiety in the days leading up to her menstrual period. In women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), they found dysregulated expression in a sex hormone-responsive gene complex which adds to evidence that PMDD is a disorder of cellular response to estrogen and progesterone.
  
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• Maternal depression across the first years of life impacts children’s neural basis of empathy

  03-01-2017 14:43
  Exposure to early and chronic maternal depression markedly increases a child’s susceptibility to psychopathology and social-emotional problems, including social withdrawal, poor emotion regulation, and reduced empathy to others. Since 15-18% of women in industrial societies and up to 30% in developing countries suffer from maternal depression, it is of clinical and public health concern to understand the effects of maternal depression on children’s development.
  
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• Procrastination? I'll Get Back to You...

  03-01-2017 14:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBCNews - BusinessMany people will already have broken their new year's resolutions. A psychologist explains why we keep putting things off.
  
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• Increasing Confidence and Reducing Fear by Analyzing Brain Waves

  03-01-2017 14:40 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsA new technique of analyzing brain patterns appears to help people overcome fear and build self-confidence. The technique could have implications for treating people with depression, dementia and anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, according to
  
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• Keep lit: how to lose weight without giving up alcohol | Dean Burnett

  03-01-2017 14:25
  
  At the start of the new year, many people are vowing to get in shape, which usually involves giving up alcohol. But can you lose weight without losing the booze? Science says yes, but it’s not exactly easy.Alcohol. Fun, isn’t it, for various reasons. The Christmas holidays are a period of particularly heavy drinking for many of the UK population, so much so that January often feels like one long national hangover. This often combines with the sense of “starting afresh” an
  
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• Delusional misidentification: Mistaking your mom for a stranger

  03-01-2017 09:00
  
  Study opens the lid on one of the strangest psychiatric phenomena - delusional misidentification syndrome, where patients believe loved ones are strangers.
  
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