Psychology & Psychiatry
Cultural stereotypes may evolve from sharing social information
Millenials are narcissistic, scientists are geeky and men like sports—or so cultural stereotypes would have us believe.
Jul 24, 2014
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Neuroscience
Musical training shapes brain anatomy and affects function
New findings show that extensive musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions, how those regions communicate during the creation of music, and how the brain interprets and integrates sensory ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Ophthalmology
Setting blurred images in motion improves perception
Blurred images that are unidentifiable as still pictures become understandable once the images are set in motion. That's because of a phenomenon called "optic flow"—which may be especially relevant as a source of visual ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
Heartbeats link mind and body together
While we're not necessarily aware of our heartbeat, this inner rhythm actually contributes to how we experience the body, and what belongs to it, according to research recently conducted at EPFL. A study to be published in ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Neuroscience
Gene regulator is key to healthy retinal development and good vision in adulthood
Scientists are developing a clearer picture of how visual systems develop in mammals. The findings offer important clues to the origin of retinal disorders later in life.
Aug 8, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Contemplation increases willingness to follow up with the doctor
Some studies of at-risk populations suggest that up to half of the people tested for HIV never return to the doctor's office to find out their test results. While many of these people may simply forget to return or deem the ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Learning in an information overload world
To harness rather than drown in the ocean of knowledge that swamps us daily via the media and the Internet, we've got to become more cognitively productive, says Luc Beaudoin. The Simon Fraser University adjunct education ...
Jul 11, 2013
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Neuroscience
Study appears to overturn prevailing view of how the brain is wired
A series of studies conducted by Randy Bruno, PhD, and Christine Constantinople, PhD, of Columbia University's Department of Neuroscience, topples convention by showing that sensory information travels to two places at once: ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Health
Stories help patients make health decisions, researcher says
(Medical Xpress)—Stories often appear in health communication in order to encourage individuals to change behaviors, such as smoking or not wearing sunscreen. A University of Missouri researcher studied how stories influence ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Medical research
New kind of antibiotic may be more effective at fighting tuberculosis, anthrax, and other diseases
Diseases such as tuberculosis, anthrax, and shigellosis—a severe food-borne illness—eventually could be treated with an entirely new and more-effective kind of antibiotic, thanks to a team of scientists led by Kenneth ...
Jun 3, 2013
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