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Controlling the Unconscious: Attentional Task Sets Modulate Subliminal Semantic and Visuomotor Processes Differentially Ulla Martens, Ulrich Ansorge, and Markus Kiefer Unconscious processing can be affected by how a person's attention is focused. Researchers gave volunteers a semantic induction task (i.e., classifying an object as living or nonliving) or a perceptual induction task (i.e...
Face Recognition Technology Could Aid Autism Therapy, Recognise A Child In Pain
Lijun Yin wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse. "Our research in computer graphics and computer vision tries to make using computers easier," says the Binghamton University computer scientist. "Can we find a more comfortable, intuitive and intelligent way to use the computer? It should feel like ...
Brain Enzyme Enhances, Erases Long-Term Memories In Rats, Has Potential To Treat Anxiety, Memory Disorders
Even long after it is formed, a memory in rats can be enhanced or erased by increasing or decreasing the activity of a brain enzyme, say researchers supported, in part, by the National Institutes of Health...
Blood Group Anomaly Could Explain Tudor King’s Reproductive Problems And Tyrannical Behavior
Blood group incompatibility between Henry VIII and his wives could have driven the Tudor king's reproductive woes, and a genetic condition related to his suspected blood group could also explain Henry's dramatic mid-life transformation into a physically and mentally-impaired tyrant who executed two of his wives...
Dealing With A Loved-One’s Cancer
People who are married to or cohabiting with a cancer patient suffer more illness in the year following their spouse or partner's cancer diagnosis. This has been shown in a new thesis by cancer nurse Katarina Sjovall from Lund University, Sweden. Katarina Sjövall has studied partners of individuals with colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer ...
Stigma, Prejudice And Subtle Clues From The Community
People in marginalized groups, such as the disabled or racial minorities, feel stigmatized - condemned, feared, or excluded - when other people stigmatize them. That's obvious. But they can also feel stigma when nobody blatantly discriminates against them or says a negative word...
Social Stressors Like Racism And Discrimination Can Impact Healthy Functioning
Just as the constant pressure soldiers face on the battlefield can follow them home in the form of debilitating stress, African Americans who face chronic exposure to racial discrimination may have an increased likelihood of suffering a race-based battle fatigue, according to Penn State researchers...
New role for an old molecule: Protecting the brain from epileptic seizures
The aftermath of an epileptic seizure has some mysterious characters, including the molecule putrescine. In new research on tadpoles, which share similar brain chemistry with humans, putrescine emerges as a calming influence that conveys resistance to subsequent seizures. In the long run, the discovery could aid in developing drugs for young children with epilepsy.
Why We Hang Onto Goods That Are No Longer Useful
People who feel more secure in receiving love and acceptance from others place less monetary value on their possessions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. The research was conducted by Edward Lemay, assistant professor of psychology at UNH, and colleagues at Yale University...
Antipsychotic And Antidepressant Medication Is On The Rise In Sydney Nursing Homes
Regular use of antipsychotic and antidepressant medication has increased among residents of Sydney nursing homes since 2003, an expert says. In a letter published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia, Clinical Professor John Snowdon and co-authors also reported that regular use of anxiolytic and hypnotic medication has decreased since the 1990s...