Can You Learn Self-Control?

Walter Mischel conducted the famous marshmallow test in the late 1960s to see how children develop and exert willpower. Can we learn to control ourselves?... http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/can-you-learn-self-control/
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Newly discovered brain cells explain a prosocial effect of oxytocin

Oxytocin, the body's natural love potion, helps couples fall in love, makes mothers bond with their babies, and encourages teams to work together...   http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/283775.php  
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Why Teen Girls Are at Heightened Risk of Depression

Adolescence is often a turbulent time, and it is marked by substantially increased rates of depressive symptoms, especially among girls...   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008122100.htm
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Good and bad experiences are more intense when shared

Undergoing an experience with another person - even if we do it in silence, with someone we met just moments ago - seems to intensify that experience...   http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/283620.php
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Sharing ‘extraordinary experiences’ with others may socially alienate us

Though you may be keen to share the details of your latest amazing trip with friends, a new study suggests we may 'pay a surprising price for sharing experiences we covet most.'... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/283516.php  
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