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'Incognito': What's Hiding In The Unconscious Mind : NPR - 0 views

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psychology consciousness mind brain cognition

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  • John Crane on 10 Apr 14
     
    Your brain doesn't like to keep secrets. Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, have shown that writing down secrets in a journal or telling a doctor your secrets actually decreases the level of stress hormones in your body. Keeping a secret, meanwhile, does the opposite.
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BBC News - Poverty significantly saps our mental abilities say researchers - 0 views

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psychology poverty CLOA memory cognition development

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  • John Crane on 25 Jun 14
     
    Being poor can sap a person's mental resources, research published in the journal Science suggests.
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Give them a hand: Gesturing children perform well on cognitive tasks - 0 views

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psychology CLOA development gesturing language

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    Young children who use gestures outperform their peers in problem-solving tasks, says a new study. Children aged between two and five were asked to sort cards printed with colored shapes first by color, then by shape. Making this switch can be tricky but the study found that kids who gesture are more likely to make the mental switch and group the shapes accurately.
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