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Study finds men most attractive with heavy-stubble

(Medical Xpress)—A research team from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre at the University of New South Wales has found that women find men most attractive when they have approximately ten days of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (35) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Debunking the IQ myth

(Medical Xpress)—You may be more than a single number, according to a team of Western-led researchers. Considered a standard gauge of intelligence, an intelligence quotient (IQ) score doesn't actually provide ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (27) | comments 29 | with audio podcast

Motion quotient: IQ predicted by ability to filter motion (w/ video)

A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain's unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows that individuals whose ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Practice makes perfect? Not so much

Turns out, that old "practice makes perfect" adage may be overblown. New research led by Michigan State University's Zach Hambrick finds that a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 20, 2013 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study gives insight into why some people diversify resources and others conserve

(Medical Xpress)—Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life's decisions, from planting crops, to dating, to buying stock. Spread your resources to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people

There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Depression linked to telomere enzyme, aging, chronic disease

(Medical Xpress)—The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology—and not limited to the brain.

Psychology & Psychiatry created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests clenching right hand may help form memories, left may help recall words

Clenching your right hand may help form a stronger memory of an event or action, and clenching your left may help you recollect the memory later, according to research published April 24 in the open access ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Psychopaths are not neurally equipped to have concern for others, study shows

Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hardwiring" that enables them to care for others, according to a new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago and the University of New Mexico.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Ketamine shows significant therapeutic benefit in people with treatment-resistant depression

Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement in their illness after treatment with ketamine, an anesthetic, according to the largest ketamine clinical trial to-date led by researchers from the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 19, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dark chocolate improves calmness

(Medical Xpress)—Good news for chocolate lovers. New research from Swinburne University of Technology has found that the polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and contentedness.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships, research says

The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study explores the cost of creativity

(HealthDay)—Intense focus can help creative people achieve success, but it may undermine their capacity for flexible thinking, new research suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight gain linked with personality trait changes

People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how bilinguals switch between languages

(Medical Xpress)—Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research conducted at the University of Arizona.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast