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·November 23, 2022·4 min read

Picky Eaters Are Put Off by Food Depending on Plateware Color

The color of the plate food is served on influences taste perception, a new study reports.

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·November 10, 2022·3 min read

Pretend Play Should Be Studied in Children From a Younger Age

When it comes to pretend play, infants perform interactional patterns with elements of pretense a lot earlier than previously believed. Researchers say pretend play should be considered an interpersonal feature of cognitive development, and not an end product.

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·September 24, 2022·4 min read

Watching TV With Your Child Can Help Their Cognitive Development

Family TV time can have a beneficial effect on a child's cognitive development, a new study reports.

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·May 21, 2022·4 min read

Humans May Have Evolved to Show Signs of Stress to Evoke Support From Others

Physical stress responses such as nail-biting or fidgeting may have evolved to show we are in a weakened state, prompting others to act more positively toward us.

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·May 10, 2022·3 min read

Exposing Liars by Distraction

Liars are easy to spot when they are faced with multi-tasking and dividing their attention while being interviewed, researchers report.

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·February 1, 2022·4 min read

Exercise Harder if You Want to Ward off Pain Due to Aging

Participating in high levels of physical activities, such as swimming or a game of tennis, once a week helps stave off chronic musculoskeletal pain.

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·March 24, 2021·4 min read

False Memories Can Be Reversed

Researchers have developed new techniques that can correct false memory recollections without damaging true autobiographical memories.

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·March 9, 2021·5 min read

Myelin Loss Is a Major Factor in Age-Related Brain Deterioration

Cells that drive myelin repair become less efficient due to aging. Myelin loss results in cognitive decline and is central to a number of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·December 10, 2020·3 min read

Robots Could Replace Real Therapy Dogs

Biomimetic robot dogs may be just as effective as therapy dogs for some people.

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·December 20, 2019·4 min read

Men think they’re better liars

According to a new study, men are twice as likely than women to consider themselves to be expert liars who can get away with being untruthful. One of the key strategies of liars is to tell plausible lies that are close to the truth, and not provide too much information.

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·July 15, 2019·5 min read

Environment, not evolution, might underlie some human-ape differences

A new study sheds doubt on existing theories of ape social cognition. Researchers argue it is possible apes and humans are equally capable in some aspects of social cognition, such as social signaling. The study concludes it is essential to not just consider evolution, but also environmental factors when researching ape-human differences.

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·June 18, 2019·4 min read

Puppy love: Why puppy dog eyes evolved to benefit communication with humans

Domestication transformed the facial muscle anatomy of dogs specifically for facial communication with humans. The muscular movement around the eyebrows resembles expressions humans produce when upset, triggering a nurturing response from the dog's owners.

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University of Portsmouth

Picky Eaters Are Put Off by Food Depending on Plateware Color

Pretend Play Should Be Studied in Children From a Younger Age

Watching TV With Your Child Can Help Their Cognitive Development

Exposing Liars by Distraction

Exercise Harder if You Want to Ward off Pain Due to Aging

False Memories Can Be Reversed

Myelin Loss Is a Major Factor in Age-Related Brain Deterioration

Robots Could Replace Real Therapy Dogs

Men think they’re better liars

Puppy love: Why puppy dog eyes evolved to benefit communication with humans

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

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