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How Many Friends Can Your Brain Handle? - Scientific American - 0 views

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Certain brain areas are enlarged and white-matter tracts were better connected in people with larger social networks

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What is truth?: A la recherche du temps inconnu | The Economist - 0 views

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Artificially created memories can be just as strong as real ones

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Artificially created memories can be just as strong as real ones</div>

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Living with OCD - 0 views

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In Children, Bias Blooms Chillingly Early | Mind & Matter - WSJ - 0 views

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BBC News - 'Memories' pass between generations - 0 views

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Behaviour can be affected by events in previous generations which have been passed on through a form of genetic memory, animal studies suggest.

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Unraveling the Mystery of How Antidepression Drugs Work - Scientific American - 0 views

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New insights into how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work suggest they reverse inhibited nerve regeneration and connectivity that may underlie depression

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> New insights into how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work suggest they reverse inhibited nerve regeneration and connectivity that may underlie depression </div>

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Male and female brains wired differently, scans reveal | Science | The Guardian - 0 views

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Maps of neural circuitry show women's brains are suited to social skills and memory, men's perception and co-ordination

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Why it's time for brain science to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' cliche | Science | The Ob... - 0 views

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Reports trumpeting basic differences between male and female brains are biological determinism at its most trivial, says the science writer of the year

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PLOS ONE: Strong Genetic Influence on a UK Nationwide Test of Educational Achievement a... - 0 views

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BBC News - Christmas: A social anxiety minefield - 0 views

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As Christmas approaches, many people will be experiencing a mixture of excitement and trepidation. But for many sufferers of social anxiety, this can be the most traumatic time of the year, writes Olly Ricketts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As Christmas approaches, many people will be experiencing a mixture of excitement and trepidation. But for many sufferers of social anxiety, this can be the most traumatic time of the year, writes Olly Ricketts.</div>

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Brain Scan Study Suggests 'Pothead' Stereotype Might Be Real - WebMD - 0 views

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Teens who smoked or had smoked in the past had shrunken structures in areas linked to memory

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The secret lives (and deaths) of neurons -- ScienceDaily - 0 views

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Researchers have uncovered surprising insights about how nerve cells rewire themselves, shedding light on a process linked with neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders like schizophrenia and autism.

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Why do identical twins end up having such different lives? | Science | The Observer - 0 views

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Their genes are exactly the same, so why don't identical siblings' lives follow more similar patterns? The scientist behind a pioneering 21-year study believes he has the answer

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Psychological Aspects of Sport-Injury Rehabilitation: A Developmental Perspective - 0 views

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Wild Child Speechless After Tortured Life - ABC News - 0 views

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Ben Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe | Talk Video | TED... - 0 views

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When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world - except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchers in the dark. In this impassioned talk, Ben Goldacre explains why these unreported instances of negative data are especially misleading and dangerous.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world - except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchers in the dark. In this impassioned talk, Ben Goldacre explains why these unreported instances of negative data are especially misleading and dangerous. </div>

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The stigma around depression is alive and well - The Week - 0 views

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An anti-ObamaCare column recommends "stoicism, hard work, marriage, prayer, and personal initiative" for those suffering from the disorder

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Science doesn't know everything - Salon.com - 0 views

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We understand much about human nature, but scientists are ignoring many important topics, like ethnicity and class

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Caffeine withdrawal: a mental disorder? | Shine On - Shine from Yahoo Canada - 0 views

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Ever binge on coffee then suffer the (headachy) consequences when you try going without it? There's now a medical term for that.

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Drunk eyewitnesses are more reliable than expected - 0 views

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