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Molly Crockett: Beware neuro-bunk - 0 views

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Brains are ubiquitous in modern marketing: Headlines proclaim cheese sandwiches help with decision-making, while a "neuro" drink claims to reduce stress. There's just one problem, says neuroscientist Molly Crockett: The benefits of these "neuro-enhancements" are not proven scientifically. In this to-the-point talk, Crockett explains the limits of interpreting neuroscientific data, and why we should all be aware of them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Brains are ubiquitous in modern marketing: Headlines proclaim cheese sandwiches help with decision-making, while a "neuro" drink claims to reduce stress. There's just one problem, says neuroscientist Molly Crockett: The benefits of these "neuro-enhancements" are not proven scientifically. In this to-the-point talk, Crockett explains the limits of interpreting neuroscientific data, and why we should all be aware of them. </div>

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Children 'may grow out of autism' - 0 views

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Some young children accurately diagnosed as autistic lose their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older, say US researchers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some young children accurately diagnosed as autistic lose their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older, say US researchers. </div>

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'Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses' - 0 views

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The forthcoming edition of an American psychiatric manual will increase the number of people in the general population diagnosed with a mental illness - but what they need is help and understanding, not labels and medication.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The forthcoming edition of an American psychiatric manual will increase the number of people in the general population diagnosed with a mental illness - but what they need is help and understanding, not labels and medication.</div>

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PLOS ONE: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Children's Brain Structure - 0 views

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Teenage Boys, Worried About Body Image, Take Health Risks - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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It is not just girls these days who are consumed by an unattainable body image.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> It is not just girls these days who are consumed by an unattainable body image. </div>

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Ecstasy Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Shows Promise - 0 views

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Restaurant Menus Spend More Money - Business Insider - 0 views

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Here are 11 of the sneakiest psychological tricks restaurants use to make you spend more money:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here are 11 of the sneakiest psychological tricks restaurants use to make you spend more money:</div>

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When Hearing Voices Is a Good Thing - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic - 0 views

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A new study suggests that schizophrenic people in more collectivist societies sometimes think their auditory hallucinations are helpful.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> A new study suggests that schizophrenic people in more collectivist societies sometimes think their auditory hallucinations are helpful. </div>

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Stronger Genetic Basis For Schizophrenia, Landmark Study Finds - Forbes - 0 views

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Give And Take: How The Rule Of Reciprocation Binds Us : Shots - Health News : NPR - 0 views

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Give And Take: How The Rule Of Reciprocation Binds Us

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The 'Love Hormone' as Sports Enhancer - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Is playing football like falling in love? That question, which would perhaps not occur to most of us watching hours of the bruising game this holiday season, is the focus of a provocative and growing body of new science examining the role of oxytocin in competitive sports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Is playing football like falling in love? That question, which would perhaps not occur to most of us watching hours of the bruising game this holiday season, is the focus of a provocative and growing body of new science examining the role of oxytocin in competitive sports.</div>

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The Magical Mystery Four: How is Working Memory Capacity Limited, and Why? - 0 views

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Working memory storage capacity is important because cognitive tasks can be completed only with sufficient ability to hold information as it is processed. The ability to repeat information depends on task demands but can be distinguished from a more constant, underlying mechanism: a central memory store limited to 3 to 5 meaningful items in young adults. I will discuss why this central limit is important, how it can be observed, how it differs among individuals, and why it may occur.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Working memory storage capacity is important because cognitive tasks can be completed only with sufficient ability to hold information as it is processed. The ability to repeat information depends on task demands but can be distinguished from a more constant, underlying mechanism: a central memory store limited to 3 to 5 meaningful items in young adults. I will discuss why this central limit is important, how it can be observed, how it differs among individuals, and why it may occur.</div>

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Videos for Psychology Teachers - 0 views

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High school psychology teachers can expand their knowledge with these videos of presentations from psychology conferences. The videos are sponsored by the APA Education Directorate and Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS), and funded by the American Psychological Foundation through the generous support of Lee Gurel, PhD. APA's Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) also provided support for one of these videos.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">High school psychology teachers can expand their knowledge with these videos of presentations from psychology conferences. The videos are sponsored by the APA Education Directorate and Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS), and funded by the American Psychological Foundation through the generous support of Lee Gurel, PhD. APA's Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) also provided support for one of these videos.</div>

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Identical Twins Are Genetically Different, Research Suggests - Shine from Yahoo Canada - 0 views

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Without left half, right brain fumbles words | Futurity - 0 views

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Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy | Talk Video - 0 views

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By leading the Americans in his audience step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand - not approve of, but understand - the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By leading the Americans in his audience step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand - not approve of, but understand - the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another? </div>

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Why People Believe Misinformation, Even After It's Corrected - 0 views

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Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits to Head and Long-Term Brain Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain. </div>

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Africa For Norway - New charity single out now! - YouTube - 0 views

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Great for schema theory

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Gamification: Is it game over? - 0 views

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Taking the rules of video games and applying them to everyday life was billed as the next big thing, something that would transform everything from dull office work to how we exercise. But can it really work?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Taking the rules of video games and applying them to everyday life was billed as the next big thing, something that would transform everything from dull office work to how we exercise. But can it really work? </div>

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