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·May 18, 2017·3 min read

Social Environment and Hippocampal Volume Affect Adolescent Depression

Larger hippocampal volume in combination with how safe teens feel in their community environments contribute to how depressed they feel, a new study reports.

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·May 17, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Predict Cognitive Dissonance By Looking At Brain Activity

A new study uncovers the mechanism behind cognitive dissonance.

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·May 17, 2017·5 min read

Solving the Mystery of the Link Between Mental and Physical Health

Findings about the brain-body connection may also have implications for treating those with opioid addiction, researchers believe.

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·May 17, 2017·4 min read

Placebo Effect Despite Intellectual Disability

A new study provides contrary evidence to popular belief and states people with congenital intellectual disabilities are sensitive to placebo-like effects.

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·May 17, 2017·4 min read

Expressive Writing Can Help Wounds Heal Faster

A new study reports that for those who wrote emotionally about previous stressful events prior to having a skin biopsy healed faster than those who wrote about factual events.

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·May 16, 2017·3 min read

Atheism More Common Than Assumed, But It’s Complicated

New research suggests atheists may represent between 20-35 percent of the US population. Findings challenge prevailing theories that atheism is rare in the population.

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·May 16, 2017·4 min read

How Much TV Is Too Much For the Developing Brain?

Poor language skills associated with watching TV for more than three hours a day in 11 year olds, researchers say.

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·May 16, 2017·4 min read

Current ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Are Neither Feasible Nor Wise

A new study assesses existing research into 'moral enhancement' technologies and reports that current methods are neither wise nor feasible.

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·May 15, 2017·5 min read

Frisky Female Fruit Flies Become More Aggressive After Sex

According to researchers, female fruit flies become significantly more aggressive following sex as a variety of proteins apparent in semen stimulate behavioral changes.

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·May 15, 2017·4 min read

Non-Prescription Use of Ritalin Linked to Adverse Side Effects

Researchers report changes in brain chemistry in people who take the medication Ritalin without it being prescribed to them. Changes impacted body weight, risk taking behaviors and locomotive activity. Additionally, women were more sensitive to the behavioral effects that men.