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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2013
Video Games Boost Spatial Orientation and Memory Planning

Video Games Boost Spatial Orientation and Memory Planning

Study finds that some areas of the brain get bigger the more you play

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2013
Afternoons Turn People Into Liars, Cheaters

Afternoons Turn People Into Liars, Cheaters

Researchers find most people have trouble being moral during the late hours of the day

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 29th, 2013
For Most People, the Desire to Quit Smoking Kicks In on Monday

For Most People, the Desire to Quit Smoking Kicks In on Monday

Researchers say most smokers think about quitting on the first day of the week

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 28th, 2013
Women Have Evolved to Be “Mean Girls,” Researcher Claims

Women Have Evolved to Be “Mean Girls,” Researcher Claims

It oddly makes sense for rumor spreading, backstabbing to be part of a woman's behavior

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 17th, 2013
The Human Brain Deals with Emotional Pain the Same Way It Does with Physical Injuries

The Human Brain Deals with Emotional Pain the Same Way It Does with Physical Injuries

Researchers say this discovery could help treat depression, other similar conditions

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 8th, 2013
Babies Can Anticipate Touch While in the Womb, 4D Scans Show

Babies Can Anticipate Touch While in the Womb, 4D Scans Show

Series of pictures shows baby opening its mouth some time before putting its hand in it

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2013
Zapping Criminals' Brain Could Keep Them from Reoffending, Evidence Suggests

Zapping Criminals' Brain Could Keep Them from Reoffending, Evidence Suggests

Researchers pin down area of the brain that compels people to obey social norms

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 5th, 2013
“Mind-Reading” Skills Can Be Developed, Perfected by Reading Literary Fiction

“Mind-Reading” Skills Can Be Developed, Perfected by Reading Literary Fiction

Researchers say people who read fiction have an easier time understanding others

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2013
Psychopaths Are Biologically Incapable of Feeling Empathy

Psychopaths Are Biologically Incapable of Feeling Empathy

Researchers find that their brains work differently, some areas fail to become active

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2013
Anxiety Literally Makes the World Stink

Anxiety Literally Makes the World Stink

Researchers say anxiety rewires the brain, makes neutral odors appear disgusting

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2013
Sleep Therapy Can Rid People of Bad Memories, Researchers Say

Sleep Therapy Can Rid People of Bad Memories, Researchers Say

Brain training performed during sleep could treat phobias, post-traumatic stress disorders

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2013
Scientists Explain Why People Want to Eat Babies

Scientists Explain Why People Want to Eat Babies

A baby's odor activates the same reward circuits as eating something good does

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 20th, 2013
Researcher Finds Evidence of Previously Undocumented State of Consciousness

Researcher Finds Evidence of Previously Undocumented State of Consciousness

People in this state of mind are neither fully conscious, nor unconscious

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 4th, 2013
Modern Men Are Boring, at Least When Compared to Their Forefathers

Modern Men Are Boring, at Least When Compared to Their Forefathers

Young men are not as adventurous as they used to be, researchers say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 30th, 2013
Poverty Makes People Less Intelligent

Poverty Makes People Less Intelligent

Researchers link financial worries to a 13 points drop in IQ

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 28th, 2013
57-Year-Old Man Is Diagnosed with Chronic Lateness

57-Year-Old Man Is Diagnosed with Chronic Lateness

Jim Dunbar cannot help but be late for work, meetings with friends and family

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 27th, 2013
Haters Gonna Hate, Specialists Explain Why They Can't Help It

Haters Gonna Hate, Specialists Explain Why They Can't Help It

Personality dimension dubbed “dispositional attitude” explains why some hate everything

 
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