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Kirk, Spock together: Putting emotion, logic into computational words

Kirk and Spock may not need a Vulcan mind meld to share cognition: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have found that our cold reasoning and hot feelings may be more intimately connected than previously ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sibling squabbles can lead to depression, anxiety

Holiday presents will soon be under the tree for millions of adolescents. With those gifts may come sibling squabbles over violations of personal space, such as unwanted borrowing of a fashionable clothing item, or arguments ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rewarding people to live healthier lives is acceptable if it works, study reveals

(Medical Xpress)—A UK study reveals that the public find it acceptable to reward people for changing their health-related behaviour, such as smoking or weight loss, as long as it works. In the past, such ...

Health created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to understanding fairness, young children get it

Most parents like to believe that their children are more intelligent and insightful than the average person realizes. When it comes to concepts of fairness, they might be right, according to Harvard researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Young children share rewards based on merit

Young children take merit into account when sharing resources, according to research published Aug. 29 in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals human drive for fair play

People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The findings have important implications for understanding ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Doctor-patient relationship influences patient engagement

Patients who feel that their physicians treat them with respect and fairness, communicate well and engage with them outside of the office setting are more active in their own health care, finds a new study ...

Health created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug firm GSK fined $2.6 million for collusion

South Korea's anti-trust agency has fined drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline three billion won ($2.6 million) for conspiring with a Seoul rival over the sale of drugs, an official said Monday.

Medications created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babies show sense of fairness, altruism as early as 15 months

A new study presents the first evidence that a basic sense of fairness and altruism appears in infancy. Babies as young as 15 months perceived the difference between equal and unequal distribution of food, and their awareness ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast