Neuroscience
Study identifies how key brain region orchestrates punishment decisions
It's a question most attorneys wish they could answer: How and why do judges and juries arrive at their decisions?
Sep 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Moral responses change as people age
Moral responses change as people age says a new study from the University of Chicago.
Jun 3, 2011
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Neuroscience
Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up
(Medical Xpress) -- People's moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures to understand ...
May 27, 2011
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Medical economics
Snakebites in rural Mozambique can cost households five times more than uncomplicated malaria
A new study estimates that snakebites resulted in the loss of 3,000 productive days of work and school in the Mopeia district, causing a median financial setback of 17 USD for each affected household. This is almost five ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to talk to your employer about trauma
The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a hidden chronic mental health issue in the workplace. A 2016 survey of U.K. adults found that one in five people between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had ...
May 25, 2022
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Health
The looming healthcare crisis: A shortage of health workers would be disastrous
The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis facing the health-care system right now. Vaccines have begun to offer hope that the pandemic will eventually wane, but another potentially devastating issue looms: By 2030, the ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we use good deeds to justify immoral behaviour
We all like to think of ourselves as morally sound individuals. However in doing so we often assume that morality is static – that we are consistently moral to some extent over time. In reality, research suggests that most ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You don't need to believe in free will to be a nice person, shows new research
Contrary to a widely-held view in psychology and other fields of research, belief in free will appears to be unrelated to moral behavior. Social psychologist Damien Crone from the University of Melbourne and Philosophy professor ...
Jun 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Violent news—psychological trauma a new risk in digital age
Psychological trauma from seeing violent and distressing incidents in news coverage is a growing risk for journalists, even for those who have never been in the field.
Jul 10, 2017
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Neuroscience
My brain made me do it, but does that matter?
Imagine that Brian promises to drive you to the airport but never shows up, and you miss your flight. When you confront Brian, he tells you that he remembered his promise but decided to watch a movie instead. Would you be ...
Dec 12, 2014
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