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Fusion plasma research helps neurologists to hear above the noise

Fusion plasma researchers and neuroscientists are significantly improving our understanding of the data obtained from noninvasive study of the fast dynamics of networks in the human brain.
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3-D modeling software benefits kids with autism

A new study describes how workshops to teach Google’s 3D modeling software to kids with autism have benefited the intergenerational relationships within the participants’ families.
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Happiness In Old Age: Better Research Is Needed To Understand Why Seniors Are Happier

Older people tend to be happier. But why? Some psychologists believe that cognitive processes are responsible - in particular, focusing on and remembering positive events and leaving behind negative ones; those processes, they think, help older people regulate their emotions, letting them view life in a sunnier light...
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Nicotine patch shows benefits in mild cognitive impairment, study suggests

Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a new study.
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New light shed on how children learn to speak

Researchers have discovered that children under the age of two control speech using a different strategy than previously thought.
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How does our brain know what is a face and what’s not?

Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces. New research by neuroscientists ...
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Dogs Read Our Intent

Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 5...
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The Biology Of Politics: Liberals Roll With The Good, Conservatives Confront The Bad

From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation's deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national issues, while liberals say fear-mongering conservatives are fixated on exaggerated dangers to the country...
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Whiff Of ‘Love Hormone’ Helps Monkeys Show A Little Kindness

Oxytocin, the "love hormone" that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more kindly...
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You Say You Don’t Care About Dating A Hottie?

Stating that you don't care if you land a partner who is "hot" or "sexy" is relatively commonplace. But what people say they want and what they actually want are often two very different things when it comes to romantic attraction. However, a new methodology that measures people's implicit, split-second responses gets around this ...