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If you can't control the urge to drink, there is a set of neurons to be blamed. Scientists have pinpointed a population of neurons in the brain that influences whether one drink leads to two and so on. The discovery could ultimately lead to a cure for alcoholism and other addictions, researchers from the Texas [...]
hbr.org, Blechman for HBR These examples illustrate a dark truth that managers need to be aware of. The field of experimental psychology is in a state of crisis. Within just the past few years, a number of prominent and prolific psychology researchers have admitted to falsifying data, leading to dozens of paper retractions [...]
eruditefeline.wordpress.com, 20th Century Fox Film Corp The association between cats and lunacy is a common one in pop culture. Think of James Bond’s villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Number 1) and his cat, or Inspector Gadget’s Doctor Claw and M.A.D. Cat; or think of Dr. Eleanor Abernathy, the Crazy Cat Lady from The Simpsons. Is it somehow [...]
tenplay.com.au Forget bathroom reveals and mystery cooking challenges, there's a new show in town, and it's all about the nerds. Over the past month, Ten's Great Australian Spelling Bee has shown we're a country of terrible spellers while elevating a number of brainy kids to rock star status. The quiz show pitted pint-sized geniuses against each other and on Tuesday [...]
static03.mediaite.com University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have taken a first step toward understanding why some women struggle to say "no" to unwanted sexual advances and are more vulnerable to sexual victimization. - Leslie Reed Source: Study connects objectification of women with increased vulnerability to sexual victimization
medicalxpress.com, Credit: Vera Kratochvil/public domain Scientists have long associated sufficient sleep with good health. Now they've confirmed it. - Carnegie Mellon University Source: Short sleepers are four times more likely to catch a cold: Researchers connect sleep loss to higher rates of illness
money.usnews.com The benefits of gratitude are many and profound. Being grateful is shown to improve both physical and mental health, psychological wellbeing and attitude, and our relationships with others. Practicing gratitude has even been shown to rewire our brains for the better—it is a truly powerful life-changing tool. - Carla Clark, PhD Source: Practice [...]
www.doanhnhancuoituan.com.vn Scientists at the University of Cambridge University have published new results in the journal PLoS ONE from the largest ever study of people with autism taking the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test. Whilst typical adults showed the predicted and now well-established sex difference on this test, with women on average [...]
Photo: Getty, everydaylife.globalpost.com Adults who were psychologically controlled as children by their parents are more likely to have poor mental health, research suggests. University College London researchers likened the impact to that of the death of a close friend or relative. They said the most important factor in developing a sense of mental [...]
www.gunnars.com An extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16 - the equivalent of the difference between two grades - according to research from the University of Cambridge. In a study published today in [...]
