Young children, who possess a good understanding of their own emotions and of those of their fellow human beings early on, suffer fewer attention problems than their peers with a lower emotional understanding...
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Month: July 2015
Could playing computer games reduce unwanted memories?
A new study finds playing Tetris after reactivating emotional memories could reduce the occurrence of intrusive memories - a common symptom in people with PTSD...
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Google Frees Its Dream Robots to Run Wild Across the Internet
Tech firm opens up its image processing neural-network algorithm and people create awesome images. Google has made its “inceptionism” algorithm available to all, allowing coders around the world to replicate the process the company used to create mesmerising dreamscapes with its image processing neural-network...
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Hearing Voices: Not Always a Sign of Mental Illness
At least 2.5 percent of the population hears sounds – including voices – that other people don't...
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Is the Human Brain Like a Computer?
Readers — and a computer — weigh in...
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Benefits of extracurricular sports extend into the classroom
Researchers have found that children participating in extracurricular sporting activities are more likely to follow rules and remained focused in the classroom...
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Sleep deprivation could reduce intrusive memories of traumatic scenes
A good night's sleep could be the wrong response to trauma. A good night's sleep has long been recommended to those who have experienced a traumatic event...
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Placebos ‘relieve symptoms, improve treatments’
A new research paper hails the medical benefits of the placebo effect, describing how 'dummy pills' can relieve symptoms and make other treatments more effective...
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Rise in numbers of teenagers given antipsychotics
Teenagers between 13 and 18 are being treated more with antipsychotics, and mostly for conditions that do not involve psychosis, study suggests...
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I Can’t Apologize (Sorry!)
Those of us who can’t say we’re sorry sometimes make things worse with florid not-me mea culpas...
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