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People with High IQ Suppress Sensory Information

Yesterday − Cell Press
People with high IQ scores aren't just more intelligent. They also process sensory information differently, according to a study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 23. The findings show that the brains of people with high IQ are automatically more selective when it comes to perceiving objects in motion; they are specifically more likely to suppress larger and less relevant background motion. …
• Are There Atheists in Foxholes? Cornell/Virginia Wesleyan Study Says They're the Minority − 19 hours ago
• It's Not Your Imagination: Memory Gets Muddled at Menopause − Yesterday
• Understanding Job Committment May Lead to Better Correctional Employees − Yesterday
• Anxious Men Fare Worse During Job Interviews, Study Finds − Yesterday
• Link Between War Support And PTSD, Time It Late in Negotiations And Courtship by Narcissists − Yesterday
• Adult Day Services for Dementia Patients Provide Stress Relief to Family Caregivers − Yesterday
• Help at Hand for Schizophrenics − 19 hours ago
• Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More Compassionate − Yesterday
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Objects
05-23-13

People with High IQ Suppress Sensory Information

Voices
05-24-13

Help at Hand for Schizophrenics
How can healthy people who hear voices help schizophrenics? Finding the answer for this is at the centre of research conducted at the University of Bergen. …
Job
05-23-13

Understanding Job Committment May Lead to Better Correctional Employees
DETROIT — Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes. A study…
Men
05-23-13

Anxious Men Fare Worse During Job Interviews, Study Finds
Nervous about that upcoming job interview? You might want to take steps to reduce your jitters, especially if you are a man. People who are anxious perform more…
Hot
05-23-13

It's Not Your Imagination: Memory Gets Muddled at Menopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 23, 2013)—Don't doubt it when a woman harried by hot flashes says she's having a hard time remembering things. A new study published online in Menopause,…
Days
05-23-13

Adult Day Services for Dementia Patients Provide Stress Relief to Family Caregivers
Family caregivers of older adults with dementia are less stressed and their moods are improved on days when dementia patients receive adult day services (ADS), according to Penn State…
Social
05-23-13

Link Between War Support And PTSD, Time It Late in Negotiations And Courtship by Narcissists
Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSD
Combat
05-24-13

Are There Atheists in Foxholes? Cornell/Virginia Wesleyan Study Says They're the Minority

People
05-23-13

Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More Compassionate
MADISON, Wis. – Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a…
Child
05-22-13

Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children
URBANA – What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children…
Boys
05-22-13

'Boys Will Be Boys' in US, but Not in Asia
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear…
Sports
05-22-13

U-M Study Challenges Notion That Umpires Call More Strikes for Pitchers of Same Race
ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball. …
Save
05-22-13

Study: Empathy Plays a Key Role in Moral Judgments
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say "yes" when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be…
People
05-22-13

Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows
Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates…
Games
05-20-13

Human-like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players, UConn Study Finds
Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a…
Women
04-02-12

Sweden's Largest Facebook Study: A Survey of 1,000 Swedish Facebook Users

Sleep
05-22-13

Parent And Teacher Support Protects Teens from Sleep Problems And Depression
DARIEN, IL – A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and…
Parent
03-18-13

Soldiers And Families Can Suffer Negative Effects from Modern Communication Technologies
As recently as the Vietnam and Korean wars, soldiers' families commonly had to wait months to receive word from family members on the front lines. Now, cell phones and…
Images
05-21-13

Warning Images for Cigarette Packs Proposed by Europe Do Not Make Enough Emotional Impact
The warning images Brussels proposes to include on tobacco packages in order to reduce consumption do not make the desired impact on smokers because they only find some of…
Women
05-21-13

Doctors Prescribe More Analgesics to Women Than to Men Just for Being Female

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Psychiatry

Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease


Yesterday − University of California - San Francisco
• Study Shows That Insomnia May Cause Dysfunction in Emotional Brain Circuitry − 2 days ago
• Antidepressant Reduces Stress-induced Heart Condition − 3 days ago
• Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those with Mental Illness And General Population − 3 days ago
• Asthma Symptoms Impair Sleep Quality And School Performance in Children − 3 days ago
• Child Maltreatment Increases Risk of Adult Obesity − 4 days ago
• Genetic Predictors of Postpartum Depression Uncovered by Hopkins Researchers − 4 days ago
 
Children & Parents
Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More Compassionate

Yesterday − University of Wisconsin-Madison
MADISON, Wis. – Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior. …
• 'Boys Will Be Boys' in US, but Not in Asia − 2 days ago
• Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows − 2 days ago
• Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children − 2 days ago
• Study Updates Estimates, Trends for Childhood Exposure to Violence, Crime, Abuse − 11 days ago
• Parental Addictions Linked to Adult Children's Depression − 15 days ago
• Look! Something Shiny! How Some Textbook Visuals Can Hurt Learning − 16 days ago
 
Chronic Stress
Understanding Job Committment May Lead to Better Correctional Employees

Yesterday − Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research
DETROIT — Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes. A study by Eric Lambert, Ph.D., professor and chair of criminal justice in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, describes three types of commitment and the effects of three organizational concepts on them, based on a survey of 450 staff members…
• Link Between War Support And PTSD, Time It Late in Negotiations And Courtship by Narcissists − Yesterday
• Adult Day Services for Dementia Patients Provide Stress Relief to Family Caregivers − Yesterday
• Parental Addictions Linked to Adult Children's Depression − 15 days ago
• Violent Video Games Have Lower Effects on Highly-exposed Teens − 21 days ago
• Carnegie Mellon Research Shows Self-affirmation Improves Problem-solving Under Stress − 21 days ago
• BUSM Study Shows Positive Impact of Mind-body Course on Well-being of Medical Students − 23 days ago
 
Alcoholism
Is Food Truly Addictive?

1 months ago − Elsevier
Philadelphia, PA, April 22, 2013 – Biological Psychiatry is proud to announce this week's publication of a special issue focusing on the question of food as an addiction. …
• Shame About Past Alcoholism Predicts Relapse And Declining Health in Recovering Alcoholics − 3 months ago
• Best Friends Influence When Teenagers Have First Drink − 3 months ago
• The Ability to 'Hold One's Liquor' Indicates Risk of Developing Alcohol Problems − 4 months ago
• Alcohol Use from Adolescence to Adulthood Follows Different, Complex Pathways − 4 months ago
• Negative Emotionality May Make Some People More Prone to Alcohol Or Other Drug Problems − 5 months ago
• Early Drunkenness May Be Riskier Than an Early Age at First Drink for Problem Behaviors − 5 months ago
 
Learning
Anxious Men Fare Worse During Job Interviews, Study Finds

Yesterday − University of Guelph
Nervous about that upcoming job interview? You might want to take steps to reduce your jitters, especially if you are a man. People who are anxious perform more poorly in job interviews, and the effect is worse for men than women, according to new research from the University of Guelph. "Most job applicants experience interview anxiety prior to and during interviews," said psychology professor Deborah Powell, who…
• Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More Compassionate − Yesterday
• 'Boys Will Be Boys' in US, but Not in Asia − 2 days ago
• Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows − 2 days ago
• Study Shows How Bilinguals Switch Between Languages − 4 days ago
• Look! Something Shiny! How Some Textbook Visuals Can Hurt Learning − 16 days ago
 
Women's Studies, Gender
It's Not Your Imagination: Memory Gets Muddled at Menopause

Yesterday − The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 23, 2013)—Don't doubt it when a woman harried by hot flashes says she's having a hard time remembering things. A new study published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), helps confirm with objective tests that what these women say about their memory is true. …
• Anxious Men Fare Worse During Job Interviews, Study Finds − Yesterday
• Link Between War Support And PTSD, Time It Late in Negotiations And Courtship by Narcissists − Yesterday
• Good Marriage Can Buffer Effects of Dad's Depression on Young Children − 2 days ago
• Doctors Prescribe More Analgesics to Women Than to Men Just for Being Female − 3 days ago
• How Teenagers Cope with Inner-city Risks − 9 days ago
 
Political Behavior

Doctors Prescribe More Analgesics to Women Than to Men Just for Being Female


3 days ago − FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
• Learning to Recycle: Does Political Ideology Matter? − 10 days ago
• Do Students Judge Professors Based on Their Facebook Profiles? − 23 days ago
• Environmental Labels May Discourage Conservatives from Buying Energy-efficient Products − 24 days ago
• The Politics of Climate Change − 25 days ago
• Extreme Political Attitudes May Stem from an Illusion of Understanding − 25 days ago
 
Conflict
Link Between War Support And PTSD, Time It Late in Negotiations And Courtship by Narcissists

Yesterday − Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSD
• Study Shows People Can Be Trained to Be More Compassionate − Yesterday
• Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows − 2 days ago
• How Teenagers Cope with Inner-city Risks − 9 days ago
• 'I Care About Nature, but ...' − 11 days ago
• How Stepdads Can Avoid Missteps − 1 months ago
 
Violence Behaivior

Psychology: School Violence


29 days ago − University of Luxembourg
• How Teenagers Cope with Inner-city Risks − 9 days ago
• U of M Research: Mentoring, Leadership Program Key to Ending Bullying in At-risk Teen Girls − 24 days ago
• Human-like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players, UConn Study Finds − 4 days ago
• Psychopaths Are Not Neurally Equipped to Have Concern for Others − 1 months ago
• Humans Feel Empathy for Robots − 1 months ago
 
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