Babies: One of these monkeys is not like the others (w/ Video)
Figuring out what’s going on in the mind of a baby is tricky, but Brigham Young University psychologist Ross Flom has a proven track record, having already discovered that babies understand the moods ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2012 |
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More to facial perception than meets the eye
People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Brain activity revealed when watching a feature film
Human brain functions have been studied in the past using relatively simple stimuli, such as pictures of faces and isolated sounds or words. Researchers from Aalto University Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational ...
Neuroscience
May 29, 2012 |
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'Gaydar' automatic and more accurate for women's faces, psychologists find
After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. Their "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the photos upside-down, and gay ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 16, 2012 |
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Looks matter more than reputation when it comes to trusting people with our money
(Medical Xpress) -- Our decisions to trust people with our money are based more on how they look then how they behave, according to new research from the University of Warwick.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2012 |
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Research suggests infants begin to learn about race in the first year
Results of a new study reported recently by psychology researcher Lisa Scott and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst confirm that although infants are born with equal abilities to tell apart ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2012 |
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Face transplant patient can feel daughter's kisses
(AP) -- The nation's first full face transplant recipient says he can feel his daughter's kisses now, a year after the procedure.
Surgery
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Virginia man injured in gun accident gets new face (Update)
(AP) -- After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say ...
Surgery
Mar 27, 2012 |
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New research about facial recognition turns common wisdom on its head
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers that includes a USC scientist has methodically demonstrated that a face's features or constituents – more than the face per se – are the key to recognizing ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2012 |
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In recognizing faces, the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts
(Medical Xpress) -- How do we recognize a face? To date, most research has answered “holistically”: We look at all the features—eyes, nose, mouth—simultaneously and, perceiving the relationships among ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Don't look now - I'm trying to think
Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University.
Autism spectrum disorders
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Patient dies after Turkey quadruple limb transplant
A Turkish patient who underwent what was touted as the world's first quadruple limb transplant died on Monday due to complications, the hospital announced.
Surgery
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Complication in Turkey's quadruple limb transplant
Turkish surgeons had to remove one leg from a patient who underwent a quadruple limb transplant after his heart and vascular system failed to sustain the limb, the hospital said on Sunday. ...
Surgery
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Turkey: doctors perform quadruple limb transplant
(AP) -- The head physician at a Turkish hospital says his team has performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant, attaching two arms and two legs to a young man.
Surgery
Feb 25, 2012 |
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Plastic surgery gives younger appearance to aging face
(HealthDay) -- Aesthetic facial plastic surgery results in a reduction in perceived age, with the effect more substantial for those who undergo multiple procedures, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Surgery
Feb 21, 2012 |
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