Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
"This is an important finding because most research on attention problems has ...
Date Posted: February 24, 2012
GOThe ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by UCSF researchers. In a study of 50 women, ...
Feb 23
GOAn island-wide development screening programme to spot toddlers displaying signs of developmental problems and a network of pre-school teachers, family physicians and family service centres equipped with skills to detect and refer these children for ...
Feb 23
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For some older adults, the online video game World of Warcraft (WoW) may provide more than just an opportunity for escapist adventure. Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that playing WoW actually boosted cognitive ...
Feb 23
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Babies who are too young to speak can still forge friendships with each other and even make jokes, researchers have found. Tiny cameras strapped to a baby's head have revealed the world from an infant's point of view and offered scientists a unique ...
Feb 22
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Researchers have found that parents who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily.
The research is an important step in understanding the complex link between genetics and home environment. ...
Feb 22
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Could your character flaw be a psychiatric disorder? Considered one of the more controversial types of psychiatric disorders, personality disorders (PD) affect about 0.5 to 3 per cent of people worldwide.
Even among siblings, everyone has ...
Feb 22
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Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a leading specialist in primate behavior told a major science conference.
"Humans have a lot of pro-social tendencies," Frans de Waal, a ...
Feb 21
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Researchers found 66 per cent of people are terrified of being without their phone, and the younger they are the more worried they are.
First identified in 2008, it would appear nomophobia - defined as 'the fear of being out of mobile phone ...
Feb 21
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Creative individuals are more likely to be arrogant, good liars, distrustful, dishonest and maybe just a little crazy—OK, let's say eccentric. Psychological research has only recently begun examining the dark side of creativity but it's already ...
Feb 21
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“Happy hour” is not when you might expect it to be, according to a new analysis of about half a billion Twitter messages from around the globe. On average, people are chipper when they wake up and become grouchy as the day wears on. This pattern ...
Feb 20
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In The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success, entrepreneur and publisher of SUCCESS magazine Darren Hardy discusses everything from achieving your goals to breaking bad habits to capturing momentum. He believes that success ...
Feb 20
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BBC Radio 4′s The Life Scientific recently profiled psychiatrist, schizophrenia researcher and stand-up chap, Robin Murray, who talks about how his understanding of the condition has drastically changed over the years.
It’s a fascinating ...
Feb 20
GOSix months ago "gay" wasn't even a word in my son's vocabulary. He has always known that some of our male friends are married to men and some of our female friends to women, and it is such a normal part of his life that he never needed a special ...
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Google is changing how humans think: “…the psychologists concluded that our reliance on the Internet has affected how we relate to information - instead of remembering the information itself, we just remember where to find ...
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A new study from the Infant Brain Imaging Network, which includes researchers at the Center for Autism Research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), found significant differences in brain development starting at age 6 months in ...
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