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Spanish investigators at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) say that learning how to cope with unfavorable situations is key towards living a happy, satisfactory life. The findings do not apply to the well-off, but to the vast majority of the population.
Life is full of ups and downs for most of us, so lea... |
24 May 2012
09:25 GMT |
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If you're married, and your spouse is constantly angry, that may tell you more about the climate of your overall relationship than about what feelings they are experiencing at any given time. In relationships where people get accustomed to expressing anger constantly, this becomes the means of communication even... |
21 May 2012
11:11 GMT |
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In a study that shouldn't surprise anyone, scientists have established that religion plays a dual role at group level. It promotes understanding and cooperation, but at the same time makes it more likely for the group to engage in conflict with another one, of different beliefs.
The findings refer to all relig... |
18 May 2012
10:47 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists from China and the United States determined in a new study that people who plan for their goals excessively are more likely to fail in achieving them than those who only work towards their planned ends, without obsessing about them.
In other words, planning the exact route to take in ac... |
18 May 2012
06:02 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new scientific investigation would appear to suggest that the brains of infants are very plastic in their response to music. Exposure to interactive music classes at the age of 1 was found to have beneficial effects on the young one's mental abilities.
Babies who participated in these clas... |
11 May 2012
06:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that our handedness – whether we predominately use our left or right hand – may influence the way our emotions are organized in the brain. If that is so, the treatments for conditions such as depression may have to be updated.
In severe depress... |
3 May 2012
10:48 GMT |
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Concordia University investigator Sandra Curtis, PhD, is using music to enter into a state of deep psychological dialogue with her patients. Music therapy has thus far proven effective for palliative care patients and abused children, among others.
The approach was also very effective in improving the quality of li... |
26 April 2012
10:47 GMT |
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Subconsciously, each of us has an age that we believe we'll live to see. This is our personal life expectancy, and we may not be aware of it at all. In a new study, experts were able to show that this value – how long we expect to live – influences some of the most important decisions in our lives.
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10 April 2012
11:13 GMT |
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The same areas of the human brain that underly the larger sense of morality each of us is experiencing daily are also activated when we engage in, or are exposed to, egalitarian behaviors. This was recently demonstrated using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).The imaging technique, which analyzes how blood... |
10 April 2012
11:00 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific study confirms what people have known for a long time, namely that spending most of your days alone leads to depression. The research puts some figures on this trend, showing that the risk of depression is 80 percent higher in people living by themselves.
This study sought to make a ... |
30 March 2012
18:21 GMT |
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The latest scientific investigations on the benefits of multilingualism indicate that being able to speak multiple languages does more for us than simply to enable communications with a larger number of people. Multilingualism also contributes to keeping the brain fit, and making us smarter. According to scientists... |
19 March 2012
05:30 GMT |
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Consumer Science, researchers Claudia Townsend and Wendy Liu argue that a lack of confidence in their own abilities makes many people incapable of complete self-control.
A poor self-image is directly tied to this lack of confidence, and both aspects contribu... |
17 March 2012
06:46 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the University of Illinois believes it may have found the key people need to use in order to withstand most types of temptation. They say that stopping any type of resistance, and simply relaxing, makes it a lot easier not to relapse in a habit, or eat something that is unhealthy.
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16 March 2012
15:21 GMT |
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I recently came across a study arguing that the part of the brain underlying working memory plays a significant role in behaviors such as day-dreaming. In other words, our minds wander when the full computational power of the brain is not fully needed for the completion of a task.
As such, it makes sense that many ... |
16 March 2012
09:58 GMT |
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Self-control should be perceived as a psychological resource, say investigators from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in Australia. What this implies is that it can be both depleted and replenished. At the same time, the team found that higher levels of self-control reduce aggression.
Many people have probl... |
10 March 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Apparently, you can actually suffer from a broken heart following a breakup, at least according to a new study. The paper explores the connection between social pain and physical pain, and finds that the link is a lot stronger than anyone thought. Dr. Naomi Eisenberger, the author of the paper, believes that one of t... |
23 February 2012
10:48 GMT |
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I find it very interesting that water has such a huge influence on our bodies and minds. This was not really that well known until recently. Investigators were able to figure out that even mild dehydration can affect our moods negatively, while at the same time diminishing our overall energy levels.Obviously, this im... |
20 February 2012
10:59 GMT |
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According to Dr. Anastasiya Pocheptsova and Dr. Rosellina Ferraro, two researchers at the University of Maryland, cell phones may promote the exact opposite of connecting people. Their latest study indicates that community involvement has decreased since cell phones have been widely introduced.
They add that people... |
17 February 2012
05:50 GMT |
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Weight loss is apparently just as contagious as obesity, in terms of how it acts through social networks. Over the past few years, studies have shown that obesity can literally ripple through social circles, affecting more and more people. A new investigation shows the same is true for weight loss.
Studies such as t... |
16 February 2012
05:51 GMT |
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Many say that with age comes wisdom, but I wanted to share with you the results of a study that shows this is not necessarily true. During the investigation, the experts found that going through a lot of life experiences does not improve one's decision-making skills. French and American scientists, writing in ... |
14 February 2012
08:48 GMT |
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A paper published in the latest issue of the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science suggests that not talking about a memory does nothing in terms of helping people forget that it ever existed. In other words, ignoring it will not make it go away.
If this discovery turns out to be true, then certain therapies... |
6 February 2012
08:55 GMT |
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A team of psychologists at the University of Auckland (UA) and the King’s College London (KCL) Institute of Psychiatry determined in a new research that the way patients perceive their diseases is critical to whether they will get better or not, as well as for how long the recovery process will take.
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31 January 2012
07:46 GMT |
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Preamble
Before we go any further, there are some things you need to know. I am a philosopher at heart, and enjoy wondering about abstract concepts and ideas to the point where they become real scenarios in my head. The idea for writing this came shortly after I've finished readings Orson Scott Card's Chil... |
19 January 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Even if gossip is generally frowned upon in society (by the same people who also practice it), it does have a number of benefits. Scientists demonstrate that it plays in important role in maintaining social order, as well as in policing negative behaviors that may otherwise spread.
Granted, when done excessively, i... |
18 January 2012
04:40 GMT |
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New Year's resolutions are usually kept for a few hours, or a few days, at best. Instances in which such a decision is respected for prolonged periods of time is rare, but scientists think they've discovered a way to help people do so successfully. University of Leeds Institute of Psychological Science exp... |
6 January 2012
09:17 GMT |
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively widespread condition that traces its roots to infancy. Researchers have recently established a new way of keeping track of symptoms related to this condition in children. Parents can keep track of them in order to catch the condition early on.
The combination of be... |
28 December 2011
08:23 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Washington State University conducted a new study on social dynamics during holidays, based on anecdotal evidence that family members who come together for Christmas tend to push each other's buttons more than ever. The team indeed found that paranoia was more likely to come out d... |
21 December 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Small amounts of trauma can boost people's resilience to whatever life can throw their way, scientists determined in a new study. They defined the concept as covering anything from suffering an assault and going through a hurricane to losing a loved one or family member.
Bad experiences are known to cause sever... |
20 December 2011
10:49 GMT |
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During a recent scientific investigation, a team of researchers in the United States used the social media website Facebook to figure out how people form friendships, and what are the most likely steps they would take to accomplish this.
The research was funded through a grant from the US National Science Foundatio... |
20 December 2011
03:56 GMT |
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Investigators at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) determined that poor outcomes in negotiations can mostly be attributed to less-trusting individuals who engage in counterproductive behaviors. The team says that many deals in all possible areas fell due to such behaviors. The best example to illustrate their point ... |
19 December 2011
10:45 GMT |
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Experts at the University of Minnesota say that children learn how to love during infancy, when they are between 12 and 18 months old. This period is absolutely critical for their later development, the team behind the new study says.
In a paper published in the latest issue of the esteemed journal Current Direction... |
16 December 2011
05:50 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the University of Hull say that people who are susceptible to hypnosis are also more likely to hallucinate colors in situations where there are none. The team conducted a new series of experiments on the topic, which also included people less likely to be hypnotized.
Participants were as... |
5 December 2011
03:41 GMT |
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The fact that religious people frantically distrust atheists is no secret to anyone, but psychologists were extremely interested in learning why is it that this happens. They learned that it all boils down to distrust, one way or another.
A collaboration of researchers from the University of British Columbia and th... |
1 December 2011
08:37 GMT |
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Experts at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have recently determined that the less people know about a complex topic, the less likely they are to want to start learning about it. They unconsciously perceive new information on these topics as threatening.
The team detailed its findings in the latest iss... |
1 December 2011
08:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study by Duke University researchers, it would appear that people who display more creativity are also more likely to cheat on their significant others than their less-creative peers.
One possible explanation for this could be that creativity also allows individuals to rational... |
29 November 2011
10:52 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that adults continue to engage in competitive risk-taking behaviors until they reach the age of 50, sometimes ever more. These results show that this trend extends for several more decades that originally thought.
Adults are more than willing... |
12 November 2011
04:43 GMT |
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As instances of people being bullied in the online environment increase in numbers, experts find themselves lacking a clear definition of what cyberbullying actually is. A natural understanding of what the concept implies does exist, but some of its nuances have thus far remained unstudied.
This type of behavior ca... |
9 November 2011
03:59 GMT |
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“Life in a Day” is the name of one of the most impressive projects ever carried out by YouTube. In collaboration with National Geographics, producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin MacDonald, Internet users compiled a 90-minute film about the things that happened on Earth on July 24th, 2010. The goal of ... |
1 November 2011
04:30 GMT |
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One of the things that always separates an addict from a normal person is the fact that they will repeatedly choose the behavior or substance that's got them hooked up despite being fully aware of the risks involved in doing this. A new study recently revealed the brain areas responsible for this behavior. Som... |
31 October 2011
03:46 GMT |
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Following a new scientific investigation, a group of investigators from the Out-Of-Body Experience Research Center, in Los Angeles, announces that it has obtained the first direct evidences demonstrating that encounters with UFOs and aliens are a product of the human mind.
In their experiments, investigators asked ... |
27 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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Glazed, staring eyes are the key to demonstrating that hypnosis is a scientific reality, argues a team of Scandinavian researchers that recently published the results of a new study demonstrating that the state actually exists.
The concept of hypnosis has been introduced in the Western world for over 250 years, and... |
26 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new investigation conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, it would appear that even the most health-conscious consumers don't pay as much attention to nutrition labels as they think they do.
These labels appear on ... |
25 October 2011
10:31 GMT |
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A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, says that paying too much attention to what you are doing can sometimes prevent you from performing at optimal levels in that particular task. What this implies is that, at times, too much attention can indeed be detrimental to performance... |
24 October 2011
08:27 GMT |
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Researchers funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently established that impulses which have been with our species since its earliest days still affect our financial and economic decisions to this day, with far-reaching effects.
The investigation was conducted by researchers at the Arizona State Univ... |
21 October 2011
15:01 GMT |
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A group of experts from The Open University and the University of Leeds, both in the United Kingdom, say that augmenting computer-aided design (CAD) tool with eye-tracking technologies could easily remove some of the boundaries that using these programs places on human creativity.The team decided to call their approa... |
19 October 2011
05:43 GMT |
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In a new study, a team of German investigators established that the brain activity patterns of teens who play a lot of violent and aggressive video games are very different from similar patterns recorded in gamers who do not play first person shooters. University of Bonn researchers say that this significant differen... |
18 October 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Investigators from the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo, both in Canada, say that people who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) are more likely to avoid taking risks during autumn and winter. The intensity of their behavior is controlled by their depression symptoms.
Details of the n... |
13 October 2011
05:42 GMT |
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While being an optimist has numerous advantages, such as for instance improving health and reducing stress, it also has its drawbacks. In a new study, researchers focused on understanding why some people remain optimistic even in the face of unsurmountable odds.
The team discovered that the brains of the overly-o... |
10 October 2011
09:17 GMT |
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Investigators at the Columbia University Business School, led by psychologist Michel Tuan, recently managed to discovery why people tend to spend more money while they are relaxed. The findings provide some insight into why new-generation casinos are so different from older ones.
The change is visible in Las Vega... |
22 September 2011
08:42 GMT |
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Determining how our brains function – and how neurons and cortical regions interact – while we are making decisions has been a long-term goal for neuroscientists. Currently, thanks to advanced imaging technologies, experts are making constant and considerable progress.
One of the most interesting direc... |
19 September 2011
04:15 GMT |
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