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·April 12, 2018·4 min read

People Who Claim Superior Beliefs Exaggerate Their Own Knowledge

People who think their beliefs are superior to other people's view points are prone to overestimating what they actually know, a new study reports.

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·April 12, 2018·4 min read

Sexual Objectification Influences Visual Perception

According to researchers, when people are sexually objectified, others visually process them in the same manner that they would an inanimate object.

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·April 11, 2018·5 min read

Babies Make the Link Between Vocal and Facial Emotion

Babies as young as six months of age are able to transfer emotional information from the auditory to visual mode, researchers report.

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·April 11, 2018·4 min read

Digital Addiction Increases Loneliness, Anxiety and Depression

Researchers report digital addiction can lead people to feel more anxious, depressed and lonely.

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·April 11, 2018·5 min read

Childhood Aggression Linked to Deficits in Executive Function

According to a new study, children with executive function deficits were more likely to show physical and reactive aggression later in life. Researchers suggest helping children to improve executive function could help to reduce aggression levels.

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·April 11, 2018·5 min read

Brain Activity Can Predict Success of Depression Treatment

A new study builds on previous findings that demonstrate EEG recordings of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex can predict eventual response to treatments for depression.

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·April 11, 2018·6 min read

Study Challenges Key Evidence for the Pro-Active Reading Brain

Researchers report the reading brain may not be quite as proactive as previously assumed when it comes to predicting upcoming words.

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·April 11, 2018·4 min read

The Emotions We Feel May Shape What We See

What we see may not be a direct reflection of the world, but a mental representation of the world that is infused by our emotional experiences, researchers report.

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·April 10, 2018·5 min read

Later School Start Times Really Do Improve Sleep Time

Researchers reveal later school start times improve sleep quality in children.

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·April 9, 2018·4 min read

Binge Eating Mice Reveal Obesity Clues

A new study reports mice fed on diets that contained high fat foods and chocolate had altered feeding routines and food related behaviors.

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·April 9, 2018·4 min read

Spoken Language Reveals How People Develop and Mature

A new study explores how personality development and ego may be reflected in our everyday language. Researchers hope their findings will shed light on moral, social and cognitive development.

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·April 6, 2018·4 min read

Major Midlife Adverse Events Accelerates Male Brain Aging

A new neuroimaging study reveals middle aged men who experience negative fateful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, show signs of accelerated brain aging.