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• Satnavs 'switch off' parts of the brain

  21-03-2017 17:25
  Using a satnav (GPS navigation system) to get to your destination 'switches off' parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate different routes, reveals new research. The study involved 24 volunteers navigating a simulation of Soho in central London while undergoing brain scans.
  
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• New brain-inspired cybersecurity system detects 'bad apples' 100 times faster

  21-03-2017 17:25
  The Neuromorphic Cyber Microscope can look for the complex patterns that indicate specific 'bad apples,' all while using less electricity than a standard 60-watt light bulb, due to its brain-inspired design.
  
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• How the brain sees the world in 3-D

  21-03-2017 16:03
  We live in a three-dimensional world, but everything we see is first recorded on our retinas in only two dimensions. So how does the brain represent 3-D information? In a new study, researchers for the first time have shown how different parts of the brain represent an object's location in depth compared to its 2-D location.
  
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• Numerosity in humans, birds and fish based in brain's subcortex

  21-03-2017 16:02
  A cognitive neuroscience, through study, has addressed basic research questions about how our brains process number and magnitude and how such processes give rise to more complex mathematical thinking, answering the question: where in the brain is numerical quantity evaluation processed?
  
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• Mouse study paves way for more effective antidepressant

  21-03-2017 16:00
  
  A new mouse study tests the effect of an enzyme inhibitor on depression-like symptoms, and finds it to act more quickly than traditional antidepressants.
  
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• Mouse study identifies new method for treating depression

  21-03-2017 14:27
  Standard antidepressant medications don't work for everyone, and even when they do they are slow to kick in. In an effort to find better depression treatments, researchers discovered that inhibiting an enzyme called Glyoxalase 1 (GLO1) relieves signs of depression in mice. Moreover, inhibiting GLO1 worked much faster than the conventional antidepressant Prozac.
  
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• During learning, neurons deep in brain engage in a surprising level of activity

  21-03-2017 14:27
  Researchers have learned something surprising about the cerebellum, perhaps best known as the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The team found that cerebellar neurons, once thought to fire only occasionally, are actually quite active when the brain is learning a new task.
  
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• Infections during pregnancy may interfere with genes linked to prenatal brain development

  21-03-2017 14:26
  If a mother picks up an infection during pregnancy, her immune system will kick into action to clear the infection -- but this self-defense mechanism may also have a small influence how her child's brain develops in the womb, in ways that are similar to how the brain develops in autism spectrum disorders. Now, an international team of researchers has shown why this may be the case.
  
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• Trump Administration Removes LGBTQ Questions From Elderly Survey

  21-03-2017 10:15 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsThere's just one change to an annual survey that determines services for older Americans: no more questions about sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• When a Good Night’s Sleep Feels Like Winning the Lottery

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralA new study has found that improving your sleep makes you feel as good as winning the lottery. According to Dr. Nicole Tang in the Department of Psychology at the […].
  
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• Trump Administration Removes LGBTQ Questions from Survey

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MSNBC - US NewsThere's just one change to an annual survey that determines services for older Americans: no more questions about sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• Targeting Domestic Violence, New Law Makes Strangulation a Felony

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA new state law targeting domestic violence took effect in late December, and already a half-dozen people in Blair County are facing the charge that aims specifically at one type of abuse - strangulation.
  
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• Lifestyle Intervention Leads to 10-Point Drop in Systolic Blood Pressure

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn the first randomized, double-blinded trial of an online behavioral intervention for high blood pressure, participants in web-based lifestyle counseling reduced their systolic blood pressure (the higher number in a blood-pressure reading) by 10 mmHg, compared with a 6 mmHg reduction for those taking part in a web-based control intervention, a statistically significant difference.
  
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• Imagining Dialogue Between Opposing Sides Boosts Critical Thinking

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Psych CentralImagining a controversial issue as a debate or dialogue between two sides helps people apply deeper, more sophisticated reasoning, according to a new study published in the journal Psychological Science.
  
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• Illinois ID Cards Aim to Help Disabled Drivers Interact with Police

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportNew identification cards in Illinois aim to ease interactions between police and people with disabilities.
  
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• Can Quantum Theory Help Explain Why Jokes Are Funny?

  21-03-2017 05:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers are taking the first steps towards of a quantum theory model of humor, to explain what really happens on the cognitive level in the moment when we 'get the joke.'.
  
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