How Brain Scans Might Change the Way Doctors Diagnose Alzheimer's
A new test can identify the disorder's early stages. How will it help patients?
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Orphaned Chimpanzees Play Rougher Than Their Mother-Reared Counterparts
Chimps need parental guidance to safely horse around
Will to Persevere Can Be Triggered by Electric Stimulation
The finding lays the groundwork for researchers to study a neuronal network involved in human perseverance
Bacterium Reverses Autismlike Behavior in Mice
Findings support idea that the gut's microbiome has a role
Dyslexia Linked to Brain Communication Breakdown
The brain's language centers struggle to access phonetic information
Nudity Found to Offer New Social Benefits
Study subjects who focus on a person’s body rather than his or her mind rank that person as more experienced and more sensitive to emotion and pain
What Are Significant Figures?
The Math Dude: Quick & Dirty Tips to Make Math Simpler
The Cheerleader Effect
Seeing faces in groups makes them appear more attractive
Spiders Bug Insect Researchers, Too
Even entomologists can't stomach some creepy-crawlies
"Love Hormone" Oxytocin May Help Children with Autism
The hormone has the ability to boost activity in the brain area linked to social behavior and could thus lead to more effective treatment
How Men's Brains Are Wired Differently than Women's
Male brains have more connections within hemispheres to optimize motor skills, whereas female brains are more connected between hemispheres to combine analytical and intuitive thinking
How Happiness Boosts the Immune System
Researchers have struggled to identify how certain states of mind influence physical health. One biologist thinks he has an answer
Dozens of Labs Respond to Call to Bolster Reliability of Psychology Research
International collaboration replicates 10 of 13 earlier studies
Your Brain Has 2 Clocks
How do you sense the passing of time?
Cheaters Use Cognitive Tricks to Rationalize Infidelity
Subjects experience discomfort about unfaithful thoughts and behaviors but downplay it and minimize its relevance to their sense of self
Bad Behavior Gets "Paid Forward" Even More Than Good
The psychology of chains of greed
Overeating Due to Stress?
If you over-eat or under-eat as a reaction to stress, don't worry, your body may compensate to balance you over time. Christie Nicholson reports
Will IBM’s Watson Usher in a New Era of Cognitive Computing?
As a platform to help with decision-making, Watson has a lot to learn—which is exactly the point
The Moral Life of Babies
Yale Psychology Professor Paul Bloom finds the origins of morality in infants
