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·November 30, 2017·4 min read

Sadism Leads Certain People to Seek Vengeance, Study Finds

According to researchers, those with sadistic tenancies, who enjoy seeing people suffer, are more likely to seek revenge against those they believe have wronged them.

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·November 30, 2017·5 min read

Brain Scans Reveal Why Rewards and Punishments Don’t Seem to Work on Teens

Researchers investigate the teenage brain and answer questions as to why behaviors change so much during these years.

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·October 4, 2017·6 min read

Anxiety and Depression Caused by Childhood Bullying Decline Over Time

A JAMA Psychiatry study reports the detrimental effect of childhood bullying decreases over time.

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·August 14, 2017·4 min read

Brain Injury in Kids Might Lead to Alcohol Abuse

According to a new Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience study, children who experienced TBI under the age of 5 were 3.6 times more likely to have problems with substance abuse as teens. Finding suggest traumatic brain injuries during early life could be a risk factor for alcohol abuse later in life.

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·July 10, 2017·7 min read

Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.

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·June 6, 2017·6 min read

Mother’s Personality Can Affect Child’s Mental Health

According to researchers, mothers who express dysfunctional personality traits put their children at increased risk of developing psychological problems later in life.

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·April 15, 2017·5 min read

Visualizing Future Doesn’t Increase Delayed Gratification

The more a person is inclined to visualize, the more impulsive they are, a new study reports.

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·February 1, 2017·7 min read

An Impulsive Cognitive Style Comes With Implications

Researchers find a wide range of measurable cognitive tendencies in people who prioritize small and immediate rewards over longer term reward potential.