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Jan 28, 2012 0:52
Adolescents with autism spend free time using solitary, screen-based media
A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games.
Jan 27, 2012 23:26
Republicans and Democrats less divided than commonly thought
Republicans and Democrats are less divided in their attitudes than popularly believed, according to new research.
Jan 27, 2012 22:41
Mind over matter: Patients’ perceptions of illness make a difference
A new report suggests that what you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health outcomes.
Jan 27, 2012 21:08
Lifelong brain-stimulating habits linked to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do a puzzle, and to make such activities a lifetime habit.
Jan 27, 2012 21:02
The amygdala and fear are not the same thing
This link between the amygdala and fear – especially a fear of others unlike us, has gone too far, not only in pop culture, but also in psychological science.
Jan 27, 2012 19:05
Learning to ‘talk things through in your head’ may help people with autism
Teaching children with autism to ‘talk things through in their head’ may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research.

Cognition

Jan 28 0:43
High school whiz kids may face reading comprehension issues in university
Everyone knows a high-school high achiever who has floundered in university. Now U of A researcher...
Jan 27 22:47
Are we bad at forecasting emotions? It depends on how you measure accuracy
How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test...
Jan 27 21:02
The amygdala and fear are not the same thing
In a 2007 episode of the television show Boston Legal, a character claimed to have figured...
Jan 27 18:37
Believing the impossible and conspiracy theories
Distrust and paranoia about government has a long history, and the feeling that there is a...

Social

Jan 27, 2012 18:50
Prejudices cultivated early in childhood
Jan 27, 2012 18:42
What are friends for? Negating negativity
Jan 26, 2012 18:26
Parent’s education can affect the mental health of their offspring
Jan 25, 2012 20:37
Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures
Jan 25, 2012 19:32
Does the military make the man or does the man make the military?
Jan 25, 2012 18:08
Being ignored hurts, even by a stranger

Mental HealthMore in Mental Health

Adolescents with autism spend free time using solitary, screen-based media

Jan 28, 2012 0:52
Children with autism spectrum disorders(ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher...

BusinessMore in Business

Moderate exercise minimizes supervisors’ abusive behaviors towards their subordinates

Jan 24, 2012 20:03
If your boss is giving you a hard time – lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down, he or she may benefit from...

AddictionMore in Addiction

Does inability to express emotions affect treatment in substance-abuse?

Jan 21, 2012 19:45
In substance use disorders (SUD), alexithymia rates of up to 67% have been reported, but evaluations of therapy in alexithymic SUD patients are...

PoliticalMore in Political

Republicans and Democrats less divided than commonly thought

Jan 27, 2012 23:26
Republicans and Democrats are less divided in their attitudes than popularly believed, according to new research. It is exactly those perceptions...

PsychopharmacologyMore in Psychopharmacology

Caffeine consumption linked to estrogen changes

Jan 26, 2012 18:36
Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day—the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee—had elevated...