A number of interesting revelations to be had here, and all to do with our choices of ‘mate’.And by mate, I don’t mean the antipodean colloquialism meaning ‘friend’. Nope, I mean mate as in, you know, someone you want to shag. As it were.The first revelation in this paper* is that, for the most part, [...][Click on the hyperlinked headline for more of the goodness]
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Posted by admin 14 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)Why We Can’t Be Honest About Homoeroticism
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Eric Massi is quitting Congress because he fools around with men sexually, but he's not allowed to say he's gay. He's not allowed to say it because you can't be gay and a politician where he lives. That's the situational reason.The psychological reason he can't be gay is because he doesn't want to be gay - he wants to have a wife and kids, along with (previously) wanting to be a Congressperson.
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Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) was honored last night by the American Psychological Association for his advocacy work and legislative accomplishments on mental health issues. The APA presented Kennedy with the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Award, given annually to a member of Congress who has prominently championed the goals of professional psychology...
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Why surprises temporarily blind us
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New research reveals for the first time how our brains coordinate two different types of attention and why we may be temporarily blinded by surprises.
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When You Expect Rapid Feedback, the Fire to Perform Gets Hotter
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Let’s say that you’re preparing for an extremely important test that you and roughly 100 other classmates will be taking in a week. A few days before the test, you find out that your instructor will be going on a trip not long after the test is over and will be providing written and verbal feedback to the students within a day of the test.This is unusual, because ordinarily the instr
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New Alzheimer's test offers better opportunities for early detection
Posted by admin 22 hours ago (http://www.sciencedaily.com)
Early detection is key to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment, and recent research shows that a new test is more than 95 percent effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities associated with these diseases.
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Dscovery gives insight into brain 'replay' process
Posted by admin 23 hours ago (http://www.sciencedaily.com)
The hippocampus, a part of the brain essential for memory, has long been known to "replay" recently experienced events. Previously, replay was believed to be a simple process of reviewing recent experiences in order to help consolidate them into long-term memory. However, new research shows the phenomenon of memory replay is much more complex, cognitive process that may help an animal maintain it
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Mother's flu during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of schizophrenia
Posted by admin 1 day 1 hour 39 minutes ago (http://www.sciencedaily.com)
Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study has found.
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