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·April 19, 2018·3 min read

Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home

Researchers say those over 60 are better at predicting stressful events at home than younger people. However, younger people are better at utilizing these predictions to minimize the adverse impact of stress.

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·April 19, 2018·5 min read

Algorithm Works to Silence Online Chatroom Sex Predators

A new computer algorithm may help to identify sexual predators who target children in chatrooms. The algorithm, dubbed CATT, can identify language differences and self-disclosure in conversations to provide a risk assessment of potential predators, researchers report.

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·April 19, 2018·4 min read

Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Researchers have investigated Hans Asperger's Nazi era publications and have revealed he actively cooperated with the Nazi's euthanasia program. The Kinder-Euthanasie (child euthanasia) program resulted in the murder of thousands of physically and mentally disabled children under Nazi rule.

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·April 19, 2018·3 min read

Stronger People Have Healthier Brains

A new study reports a strong hand grip is correlated with better visual memory and reaction times in people with psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

Brain Scans May Help Diagnose Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

According to researchers, a new neuroimaging system, called fcMRI, can detect subtle differences in how individual brains are wired. The new system may help to distinguish between those at risk of developing neurological and psychiatric disorders, as well as track the progression of diseases.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

Physiological Reactions to Emotions are Not Uniform

A new study upends hundreds of years of belief that physiological responses to emotion are uniform. Researchers report there is not a single physiological fingerprint for each emotion, but a population of potential responses.

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·April 18, 2018·3 min read

Pathways in Young Brains Associated with Susceptibility for Mental Disorders

Disruptions in fiber tracts connecting brain regions associated with cognitive behavior and emotional regulation in teens appear to be linked to higher risk of psychiatric disorders, researchers report.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing.

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·April 17, 2018·2 min read

Brain Development Influenced by Immune System

A new study provides further evidence for immune system activation during pregnancy and disruptions in brain development. Many adult diseases, researchers say, may originate during fetal development.

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·April 17, 2018·4 min read

Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Friend or Relative

A new article considers why losing a dog can be harder for some to deal with than losing a close friend or family member.

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·April 17, 2018·3 min read

Sweat So You Don’t Forget: Exercise Breaks Improve Learning

In adult students, taking a short exercise break during a lecture can help to improve learning and recall, researchers report.

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·April 17, 2018·3 min read

Mother’s Depression May Negatively Impact Child’s IQ

A new study reveals maternal depression can have a negative effect on her child's cognitive development. Researchers found children whose mothers were depressed scored lower on verbal IQ tests at the age of 5 than their peers whose mothers did not suffer from depression.

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Psychology

Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home

Algorithm Works to Silence Online Chatroom Sex Predators

Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Stronger People Have Healthier Brains

Brain Scans May Help Diagnose Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Physiological Reactions to Emotions are Not Uniform

Pathways in Young Brains Associated with Susceptibility for Mental Disorders

Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

Brain Development Influenced by Immune System

Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Friend or Relative

Sweat So You Don’t Forget: Exercise Breaks Improve Learning

Mother’s Depression May Negatively Impact Child’s IQ

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

The Brain Stacks Sound Information to Navigate the Dark

Edge of Chaos: Why Pigeons Refuse to Become “Machines”

Brain’s Default Setting for Ambiguity Matters for Mental Health

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