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    60-Second Psych  11/17/09

    The Roots of Language

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    Recent research with chimps provides support for theories of how language evolved in humans. Christie Nicholson reports

  • 60-Second Psych  11/10/09

    Boost Your Creativity with Eye Movement

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    Recent research published in the journal Brain and Cognition finds that people can boost the number and quality of their original ideas when they increase the interaction between the brain's right and left hemispheres. Christie Nicholson reports
  • 60-Second Psych  11/3/09

    Hearing Our Heartbeats

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    Scientists have recently found that there are two brain pathways involved how we perceive our own thumping hearts. Christie Nicholson reports
 



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